BLUE MOON Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

blue moon

noun

Definition of blue moon

as in forever

a long or seemingly long period of time once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant

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Recent Examples of blue moon However, there’s another type of blue moon. — Hali Smith may 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2026 North Carolina sky gazers will get a chance to see the only blue moon of the year later this month, though catching it will require an early wake-up call. — Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 The last blue moon was on August 31, 2023, and the next one will come on December 31, 2028, according to EarthSky. — Connor Greene, Time, 29 May 2026 The second of these moons is called a blue moon — a calendrical blue moon, to be precise. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue moon

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Noun

There is a certain ease and flow to the conversation with your forevers.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Miami trailed 1-0 fast, in the sixth minute, when the defense left Guilherme Biro unmarked for a downward header off a corner kick, gifting Biro the forever-history of the first goal in the new stadium.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of forever

Noun

This is the story of JAŸ-Z in 8, a new long but guarded eight-part HBO docuseries about the rapper directed and produced by Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
In three exhibition games, the sixth-round pick from Florida went 9 for 9 on field-goal attempts, including three from 50-plus yards with a long of 59.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of long

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As the industrial age took hold, geometry continued to show force in the colonial infantries abroad and through isomorphic police squadrons that fit neatly into modernizing city blocks patrolled back home.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Across all age groups, alcohol use declined by nearly 2%, and heavy drinking declined by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of age

Noun

This has also been seen from orbit many times in photos from the International Space Station and, in fact, was seen by the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn when sunlight reflected off lakes of liquid methane on its huge moon Titan.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Watch Jupiter's moons disappear too A telescope will also show occultations of Jupiter's Galilean moons.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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