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
After eons of construction, the bandages came off Willoughby Square last year to reveal Abolitionist Place, a one-acre enclave of greenery, water, leisure, and play designed by the landscape-architecture firm Hargreaves Jones and encircled by skyscrapers.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.
—Jana Prikryl, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
That these famous names were dedicating time and energy to the cause nearly two years later felt to me like a poor attempt to rectify what felt like eons of damning, upsetting silence.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
The oceans and atmosphere are massive and, importantly, open, shaped by far-reaching forces that act on timescales ranging from hours to eons.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.
—Jana Prikryl, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
That these famous names were dedicating time and energy to the cause nearly two years later felt to me like a poor attempt to rectify what felt like eons of damning, upsetting silence.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
The oceans and atmosphere are massive and, importantly, open, shaped by far-reaching forces that act on timescales ranging from hours to eons.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eon
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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Lucas allowed five catches on nine targets for 57 yards, including a long of 20 and 29 yards after the catch, and had one pass breakup.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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On the surface, Trump longs for grandeur.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 95-year-old Aldrin is alive, but his wife, Anca Faur, died Tuesday at age 66.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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About 1 in 31 children in the US was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, according to a report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was published in April.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Eon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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