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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 moons
Furthermore, the team’s study offered the first visual proof of the YORP effect, where sunlight makes asteroids spin faster until chunks of material break off, sometimes forming moons.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
The contrast between this matte dark green and the subtle sparkly gold half moons is really pretty.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Taken from a Kamikaze menu Garcia created for Huerta’s birthday, the tom yum aguachile vibrates with heat under a canopy of fresh tortilla chips shaped like half moons.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The process begins with real data collected by Chandra, which detects high-energy radiation produced when solar X-rays are reflected by planets, moons and other bodies in the solar system.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Rings, while wide and bright, can actually be fairly ethereal; all the material in Saturn’s rings only add up to a sphere about 400 kilometers across, about the size of its midsize moons.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Check out the full episode to hear what else Lindsey uncovered, including what Jupiter’s moons and Cleopatra’s hair smelled like.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
The observations are what have allowed scientists to categorize Uranus as a very cold and windy planet surrounded by more than two-dozen small moons.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
But Titan’s drifting orbit is just one of many puzzles that astronomers are trying to solve about Saturn and some of its 274 moons.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
The contrast between this matte dark green and the subtle sparkly gold half moons is really pretty.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Taken from a Kamikaze menu Garcia created for Huerta’s birthday, the tom yum aguachile vibrates with heat under a canopy of fresh tortilla chips shaped like half moons.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The process begins with real data collected by Chandra, which detects high-energy radiation produced when solar X-rays are reflected by planets, moons and other bodies in the solar system.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Rings, while wide and bright, can actually be fairly ethereal; all the material in Saturn’s rings only add up to a sphere about 400 kilometers across, about the size of its midsize moons.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
Check out the full episode to hear what else Lindsey uncovered, including what Jupiter’s moons and Cleopatra’s hair smelled like.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
The observations are what have allowed scientists to categorize Uranus as a very cold and windy planet surrounded by more than two-dozen small moons.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
But Titan’s drifting orbit is just one of many puzzles that astronomers are trying to solve about Saturn and some of its 274 moons.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moons
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
Noun
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There's plenty of beachfront for all ages to enjoy, and the pool is perfect for kids to swim and play.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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General admission tickets start at $33 for adults, $20 for children ages 4-12 and $24 for students and military (with ID) or seniors 65 and older.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Selling programs have been relentless in the S & P 500, as many of these algorithmic systems look to push ranges (both lower and higher), flushing weak longs out of the market.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The narrator cries, rages, longs for the living body and the lively boy, and obsesses over painful details, especially the bleak journey by sea that brought the remains of his beloved friend back home.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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