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
So to us, those stars rise at some point in the east and set at some point in the west, just like the sun and moon.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Under the Trump administration, NASA has put an emphasis on moon exploration, including this month’s successful Artemis II mission.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
But the blue moon at the end of the month will appear smaller than usual.
—Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The entire moon in a dark matte black sphere right outside our window.
—Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Under the Trump administration, NASA has put an emphasis on moon exploration, including this month’s successful Artemis II mission.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
But the blue moon at the end of the month will appear smaller than usual.
—Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The entire moon in a dark matte black sphere right outside our window.
—Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
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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 Swiss research team started the electrical powering of the 312-foot-long (95-metre-long) test stand known as the Inner Triplet String (IT String) on April 20.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kaia Gerber has officially become the latest in a long of line of celebrities to co-sign the peek-a-bra trend.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Has the state of the world, your age, anything sort of changed your motivation toward the game?—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Positive Results Center empowers healing journeys, helping people of all ages discover their dreams and potential.—
Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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