BLUE MOON Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

blue moon

noun

Definition of blue moon

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 However, there’s another type of blue moon. — Hali Smith may 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2026 North Carolina sky gazers will get a chance to see the only blue moon of the year later this month, though catching it will require an early wake-up call. — Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 The last blue moon was on August 31, 2023, and the next one will come on December 31, 2028, according to EarthSky. — Connor Greene, Time, 29 May 2026 The second of these moons is called a blue moon — a calendrical blue moon, to be precise. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue moon

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Noun

There is a certain ease and flow to the conversation with your forevers.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
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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As is to be expected with a player of his age, there will be flashes of brilliance and lapses of concentration in equal measure as Karetsas desperately tries to make things happen every time the ball comes his way.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Shuler played a week after his family announced the death of his father, Don Shuler, at age 47.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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Only one other spacecraft, NASA’s Messenger, has explored the puzzling, scorching planet that is just a little bigger than our moon.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Mayor Dean Trantalis sent out an alert warning residents that higher tides are possible on both the new moon and the full moon.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

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