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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His effortless confidence and surprising tact with women of all ages continually subvert what audiences (and his father Hank) think of him.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
As the Senate ages, Fetterman won’t be the last case litigated entirely in that vocabulary, for want of any real capacity to evaluate, accommodate, or retire an official on medical grounds.

— Michael P.H. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

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In fact, the only solar system planets lacking moons are Venus, the second planet from the sun, and Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Roman could also provide the first definitive proof of exomoons, or moons orbiting exoplanets.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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