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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Full confirmation will come as other astronomers make observations of the moon. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Friends look to you to set the pace as the moon and Venus harmonize. Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 Near the center of the image, the moon is seen just beginning to rise above Earth's limb. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 The dozens of baby coral in Figueiredo’s windowless lab on Dania Beach are now illuminated by cornflower blue light that mimics the sun at night and the moon in the middle of the day. Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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