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
Hera will visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
With the new moon falling on Sunday, June 14, the full moon will illuminate Boise’s night sky on Monday, June 29.
—Hali Smith
june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Keep in mind that an 82 percent illuminated waning gibbous moon will brighten the sky tonight, potentially interfering with fainter auroras.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
China's moon base effort is known as the International Lunar Research Station, or ILRS for short.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
With the new moon falling on Sunday, June 14, the full moon will illuminate Boise’s night sky on Monday, June 29.
—Hali Smith
june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Keep in mind that an 82 percent illuminated waning gibbous moon will brighten the sky tonight, potentially interfering with fainter auroras.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
China's moon base effort is known as the International Lunar Research Station, or ILRS for short.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
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Miami trailed 1-0 fast, in the sixth minute, when the defense left Guilherme Biro unmarked for a downward header off a corner kick, gifting Biro the forever-history of the first goal in the new stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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The final chapters focus on 50-year-old Inga trying to have a relationship with her mother, who is falling into dementia and longs for the old nomadic life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Third-and-long favors the defense, so nothing came easy on Tuesday.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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While the Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 89% of Democrats believe Trump has become erratic with age, only 30% of Republicans say the same.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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His introduction came at age 10, when RAGBRAI, which is an acronym for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, passed through his hometown of Oelwein (a town with a population of fewer than 6,000), filling yards with tents and strangers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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