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
  • To be with people of different ages, races, and experiences is a gift.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Voice Comments will roll out globally over the next month to accounts belonging to people ages 18 and older, according to TikTok.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 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 seat is as hot as it’s ever been for Mike Norvell as FSU longs for a return to the quality of 2023.
    — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Restless to prove useful, River longs to do actual sleuthing.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of longs
Noun
  • Pioneer 11 actually discovered several moons, along with a new ring, and the first evidence of a magnetic field around Saturn.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Roman could also provide the first definitive proof of exomoons, or moons orbiting exoplanets.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of moons

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