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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His brothers are over the moon. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 For the uninitiated, a total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly over the sun, briefly bringing viewers on earth into total darkness as a ring of light appears in the sky. Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025 The space race is heating up NASA is suggesting SpaceX could be booted from its mission to land astronauts on the moon later this decade. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 Instead, the plan is for NASA astronauts to help establish a permanent lunar settlement that would be a catalyst in making future human missions from the moon to Mars possible. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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