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
Another future moon mission is still under development and could theoretically launch as soon as 2028.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The last quarter moon intensifies frustrations today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
With Americans’ concerns about affordability and the money currently wasted on unnecessary wars, this is not the time to invest in long-term moon habitation options.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The last quarter moon intensifies frustrations today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
With Americans’ concerns about affordability and the money currently wasted on unnecessary wars, this is not the time to invest in long-term moon habitation options.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 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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Kaia Gerber has officially become the latest in a long of line of celebrities to co-sign the peek-a-bra trend.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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We were deprived of what every human longs for—a chance to love honestly with mind, body and soul.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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So Mom clears them out, taking them to a nearby nature preserve and natural-history museum, where the sharp-eyed Sasha notices the teen-age Jeremy stealing a souvenir keychain from a rotating rack.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Your Cardiovascular Health Can Improve Quickly Arteries naturally stiffen with age, which can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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