Definition of moonnext

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Recent Examples of moon More landers, rovers and orbiters will follow, so many that by the time the first Artemis moon walkers arrive, their moon car will already be there waiting for them, according to officials. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Only two mini-moons have been confirmed to date, however — 2006 RH120 and 2020 CD3, both discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The sci-fi horror film follows the seven-member crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo who, upon returning to Earth, intercept a strange transmission from a nearby moon. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026 Indigenous tribes adopted names including the drying rice moon, the falling leaves moon and the migrating moon. — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moon
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Noun
  • There is a certain ease and flow to the conversation with your forevers.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The company has developed a 12-meter-long blimp powered by a hydrogen fuel cell capable of staying airborne for up to 10 hours and traveling 350 kilometers per day.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Seahawks kept drive after drive alive by picking up third-and-longs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • California icon Dolores Huerta, an activist and labor leader, died of cancer Wednesday at her Bakersfield home at age 96, according to the New York Times.
    — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on expansion criteria, more than 40% of Americans under age 65 with private insurance could be clinically eligible for GLP-1s, a 2024 KFF study found.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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