the moon

noun

variants or the Moon
: the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun

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Set-piece routines now seem to require more engineering than the moon landing, as displayed for all three of the goals during Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Sunday. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Found in small quantities in the solar wind, He-3 is implanted in the lunar regolith, the layer of loose, fragmented material that carpets the terrain of the moon. Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025 This year’s spectacle will occur on the night of Tuesday, October 7, when the moon appears bigger and brighter in the sky because of its timing and low horizon rise. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Earlier this year, its Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully landed on the moon. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the moon

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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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