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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Ron Howard's Apollo 13 touched down 30 years ago today, captivating audiences with its harrowing real-life tale of a 1970 flight to the moon that nearly ended in tragedy.
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EW.com, 30 June 2025
Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Of course, most of these sanctimonious snore-mongers linger on in one shrunken form or another, still screaming obscenities and shaking their fists at the moon.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
To qualify as a bolide, an incoming meteor must reach the brightness of Venus, which, like the moon, is often visible in the daytime sky.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 June 2025
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EW.com, 30 June 2025
Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Of course, most of these sanctimonious snore-mongers linger on in one shrunken form or another, still screaming obscenities and shaking their fists at the moon.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
To qualify as a bolide, an incoming meteor must reach the brightness of Venus, which, like the moon, is often visible in the daytime sky.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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