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or chiefly British aeon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
it's been eons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed eons ago
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Recent Examples of eon
After all, this is a hotel built into a citadel from the Middle Ages, though with a pool, spa, and pain au chocolats on hand, guests here are living eons better than the Gallo-Romans used to.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Bambi was eons ahead of his time.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
What to read next The findings also show that water ice is not evenly distributed but instead concentrates in the densest regions of cosmic dust, which act as protective shields and block harsh ultraviolet radiation from nearby newborn stars and allow those fragile molecules to survive across eons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Bambi was eons ahead of his time.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
What to read next The findings also show that water ice is not evenly distributed but instead concentrates in the densest regions of cosmic dust, which act as protective shields and block harsh ultraviolet radiation from nearby newborn stars and allow those fragile molecules to survive across eons.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eon
Noun
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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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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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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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Third-and-long favors the defense, so nothing came easy on Tuesday.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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While the Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 89% of Democrats believe Trump has become erratic with age, only 30% of Republicans say the same.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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His introduction came at age 10, when RAGBRAI, which is an acronym for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, passed through his hometown of Oelwein (a town with a population of fewer than 6,000), filling yards with tents and strangers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Eon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eon. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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