variants
or chiefly British aeon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
it's been eons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed eons ago
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Recent Examples of eon
But despite eons of evolution, plants are surprisingly wasteful.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
After all, this is a hotel built into a citadel from the Middle Ages, though with a pool, spa, and pain au chocolats on hand, guests here are living eons better than the Gallo-Romans used to.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Bambi was eons ahead of his time.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
What to read next The findings also show that water ice is not evenly distributed but instead concentrates in the densest regions of cosmic dust, which act as protective shields and block harsh ultraviolet radiation from nearby newborn stars and allow those fragile molecules to survive across eons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
After all, this is a hotel built into a citadel from the Middle Ages, though with a pool, spa, and pain au chocolats on hand, guests here are living eons better than the Gallo-Romans used to.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Bambi was eons ahead of his time.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
What to read next The findings also show that water ice is not evenly distributed but instead concentrates in the densest regions of cosmic dust, which act as protective shields and block harsh ultraviolet radiation from nearby newborn stars and allow those fragile molecules to survive across eons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eon
Noun
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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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This year’s 10-day-long edition brought together an international slate of independent films across narrative, documentary, animation, experimental and short-form categories.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 June 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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And the conflict’s drain on men of fighting age has had ramifications for the rest of the Russian economy, which is now dealing with a wider labor crisis.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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On Tuesday, police attempted to pull over 24-year-old Jason Kenon, who was driving with an adult passenger and two children, ages 1 and 4, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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“Eon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eon. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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