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
Two commercial space companies, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, are competing to build moon landers for the Artemis program.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
The space agency outlined a new path for its Artemis moon mission, designed to return humans to the moon using NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for the first time since the final Apollo lunar mission in 1972.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon moves into the innermost part of the planet's shadow and blocks it completely from the sun, NASA says.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Hera will visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
The space agency outlined a new path for its Artemis moon mission, designed to return humans to the moon using NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for the first time since the final Apollo lunar mission in 1972.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon moves into the innermost part of the planet's shadow and blocks it completely from the sun, NASA says.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Hera will visit the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as part of the NASA/ESA Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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The 383-mile-long river runs along the borders between Washington, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Janson Junk would be a logical option as a long-reliever, as well.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Khamenei, who was born in 1939 in Mashhad, Iran’s holiest city, became a Shiite Muslim cleric at a young age.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children's Hospital has begun screening children's literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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