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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The Moonshot Gallery showcases one of the three Apollo White Rooms used for actual launches, flown Apollo spacesuits, a Saturn V F-1 engine, the Apollo 13 Command Module Odyssey, and a moon rock.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Comparable in size to NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) developed for the Artemis moon campaign, New Glenn is one of the largest active rockets in the United States, only outdone by SpaceX's approximately 400-foot Starship.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Monroe brought one of his custom Labubu designs—a moon man—to the red carpet as well.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Known for long-term weather predictions, moon phases, fishing and gardening guides and folk wisdom, the publication expressed pride in its 208-year legacy.
—Jason M. Volack, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Comparable in size to NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) developed for the Artemis moon campaign, New Glenn is one of the largest active rockets in the United States, only outdone by SpaceX's approximately 400-foot Starship.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Monroe brought one of his custom Labubu designs—a moon man—to the red carpet as well.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Known for long-term weather predictions, moon phases, fishing and gardening guides and folk wisdom, the publication expressed pride in its 208-year legacy.
—Jason M. Volack, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
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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
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The Thing builds tension based on the premise that anyone, even your closest friend or partner, could be othered, transformed into a being that longs for your destruction.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lucas allowed five catches on nine targets for 57 yards, including a long of 20 and 29 yards after the catch, and had one pass breakup.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Especially coats and other winter clothing and accessories likes hats and gloves for all sizes and ages and blankets.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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