as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
we've been planning this big event for many moons
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Recent Examples of moon
May 12: Full Flower Moon The full flower moon—a name given for spring’s proliferation of blossoms—will grace our skies on May 12.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA
— New record!
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Cruz at the earlier hearings had demanded a commitment from Isaacman to support the current Artemis moon mission plans.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the Cancer moon highlights the magic of your day-to-day rituals and experiences.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA
— New record!
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 May 2025
Cruz at the earlier hearings had demanded a commitment from Isaacman to support the current Artemis moon mission plans.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the Cancer moon highlights the magic of your day-to-day rituals and experiences.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
Noun
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
Noun
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That stain will live on the Angels’ ledger for eternity.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Alison and Matthew had to sit in the waiting room for what felt like an eternity.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The bottom line is this isn't the best place to be adding longs. eady to trade with us?—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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After having a portrait done by the talented painter Basil, Dorian longs for the picture to age and wither instead of him.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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