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
What is special about a beaver moon?
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Some are smooth and familiar, like the kind in your freezer, while others only appear under intense pressure, like in the deep Earth or on distant moons.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Putting the difficulty of the task Mercedes had set for itself into perspective, the actual moon landing took only about two years longer to come to fruition after that particular challenge was announced.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Gemini is also where the ecliptic, the pathway of the sun, moon and planets, comes farthest north.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Some are smooth and familiar, like the kind in your freezer, while others only appear under intense pressure, like in the deep Earth or on distant moons.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Putting the difficulty of the task Mercedes had set for itself into perspective, the actual moon landing took only about two years longer to come to fruition after that particular challenge was announced.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Gemini is also where the ecliptic, the pathway of the sun, moon and planets, comes farthest north.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Oct. 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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But that couldn’t have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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Giordano describes the blockchain as a great, big virtual filing cabinet, where billions of records can live into eternity without risk.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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On the surface, Trump longs for grandeur.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Last week, even though the Chiefs did a great job containing him (Gibbs averaged 4 yards per carry, with a long of just 15 yards), Gibbs got 17 carries, including a whopping nine on the Lions' first drive.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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