as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant
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Recent Examples of blue moon
Their version of Superman was made with blue moon, red pop and lemon flavors.
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
Tuesday's supermoon will mark the second of four consecutive supermoons, the next being Thursday, Oct. 17:
Aug. 19: super blue moon
Sept. 17: supermoon, harvest moon and partial lunar eclipse
Oct. 17: supermoon
Nov. 15: supermoon
More:Missed the rare super blue moon?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
Tuesday’s moon followed the Aug. 19 super blue moon.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
About 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are considered blue moons.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
Tuesday's supermoon will mark the second of four consecutive supermoons, the next being Thursday, Oct. 17:
Aug. 19: super blue moon
Sept. 17: supermoon, harvest moon and partial lunar eclipse
Oct. 17: supermoon
Nov. 15: supermoon
More:Missed the rare super blue moon?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
Tuesday’s moon followed the Aug. 19 super blue moon.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
About 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are considered blue moons.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue 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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That’s bad news for the Parr family, and especially father Bob (Craig T. Nelson), who hates his office job and longs to return to his super life.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 June 2025
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In Prisoner of Azkaban, like the excited crowd gathered outside the shop, Harry longs to buy the cutting-edge, international-standard Firebolt, which is described as superior to his current broomstick, the Nimbus Two Thousand, which, in turn, puts the older and cheaper Comet 360 to shame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Your emotional foundation may get rocked during today’s Leo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Believe in your skills, talents, and resources as a new six-month cycle begins under the new moon in Leo two days later.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Note: Watch Brielle Lubin in 2019, at age 14, discuss this issue.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Also, the age range of the participants in the study was limited by the data source.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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“Blue moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20moon. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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