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 space agency has already agreed to pay SpaceX up to $4 billion to carry astronauts down to the lunar surface on as many as two moon landing missions slated for later this decade.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
This 10-day stretch is between the last quarter moon and the new moon, resulting in darker nights and better stargazing.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
Goin starts with gold and makes it into something more precious: say, as just one example, a salad of delicate, impossibly sweet lettuces paired with slices of firm, ripe avocado, moons of blood orange, new sugar snap peas and a light, fragrant, perfectly balanced basil-buttermilk dressing.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Last night's moon might have appeared slightly smaller than usual, a phenomenon known as a micromoon.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
This 10-day stretch is between the last quarter moon and the new moon, resulting in darker nights and better stargazing.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
Goin starts with gold and makes it into something more precious: say, as just one example, a salad of delicate, impossibly sweet lettuces paired with slices of firm, ripe avocado, moons of blood orange, new sugar snap peas and a light, fragrant, perfectly balanced basil-buttermilk dressing.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Last night's moon might have appeared slightly smaller than usual, a phenomenon known as a micromoon.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 14 May 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
Noun
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Mountains are traditionally a symbol for eternity and immobility.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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At 94 years old, Rangel passed into eternity, leaving behind a legacy that is hard to measure but impossible to ignore.—
Michel Faulkner,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The bottom line is this isn't the best place to be adding longs. eady to trade with us?—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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After having a portrait done by the talented painter Basil, Dorian longs for the picture to age and wither instead of him.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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