BLUE MOONS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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

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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

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In 2015, New Horizons became the first spacecraft to conduct a detailed flyby of Pluto and its moons, which changed scientists’ understanding of the frigid dwarf planet.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Previously, geological features left behind by landslides have been found on a host of bodies in the solar system, including Mars, Ceres in the asteroid belt, some of the icy moons of the gas giants, and even Pluto's companion, Charon.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026

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