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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Saturn and the moon will hover closest to each other, while bright Venus will glow just to their left, directly above the eastern horizon.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Over several days and nights, up to May 6, Mars will approach and pass through a star cluster known as the Beehive, and will be joined by the moon on May 3.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Molly was over the moon and immediately began planning for a wedding back in the states.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Over several days and nights, up to May 6, Mars will approach and pass through a star cluster known as the Beehive, and will be joined by the moon on May 3.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Molly was over the moon and immediately began planning for a wedding back in the states.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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