as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
we've been planning this big event for many moons
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Recent Examples of moon
The first full moon on or after the spring equinox, called the Paschal moon, sets the date of Easter.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
This month's full moon, nicknamed the pink moon, rises on April 12 and reaches its peak at 5:22 p.m. PT this year.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The young moon visits Venus and Saturn In some calendrical systems — notably Hebrew, Muslim and Chinese — new moons begin the lunar months.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
On the night of the new moon itself, from New York City, at sunset one will be able to see Venus, Jupiter and Mars well above the horizon.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
This month's full moon, nicknamed the pink moon, rises on April 12 and reaches its peak at 5:22 p.m. PT this year.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The young moon visits Venus and Saturn In some calendrical systems — notably Hebrew, Muslim and Chinese — new moons begin the lunar months.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
On the night of the new moon itself, from New York City, at sunset one will be able to see Venus, Jupiter and Mars well above the horizon.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
Noun
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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The son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and a player once thought to be a potential No. 1 pick found himself in a similar spot as Aaron Rodgers, Brady Quinn, Geno Smith and all those other NFL quarterbacks who famously languished in that eternity of a limbo.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The sacrifice meant the lovers were separated for eternity.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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Junior Tashi Dorje looked the best, with three punts of more than 50 yards, including a long of 55, and two other punts of 45 yards.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Corey Zeigler, a cyclist, longs for more space on the bridge.—
Dana Rubinstein,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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