blue moons

noun

plural of blue moon
as in months
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 moons Sometimes a single year can even feature two blue moons. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 May 2027 and December 2028 will also bring blue moons, according to RMG. — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Super blue moons can also occur, but don’t be fooled by the name. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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  1. ages
  2. forevers
  3. longs
  4. moons
Noun
  • Their soft tissue powderized ages ago, and some bones are now missing, including all of the princesses’ skulls.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • This summer, people of all ages are getting an opportunity to wade and cool off in the river at a downtown park.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of ages
Noun
  • Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of forevers
Noun
  • The star power continued at City Hall, where Spike Lee, Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony were among those who went from float ride-a-longs to seats at the ceremony.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of longs
Noun
  • Mars has two moons, a pair of spudlike rocks called Deimos and Phobos.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • So that already tells you Earth-sized moons are not that normal.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of moons

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