as in months
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
However, that's where mini-moons come in; these objects represent a far more achievable target for asteroid mining.
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
As of June 8, 2023, Saturn has 146 moons in its orbit, with others continually awaiting confirmation of their discovery and official naming by the International Astronomical Union.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Icy moons like Europa and Enceladus, which scientists already suspect harbor subsurface oceans, could one day provide natural laboratories for this phenomenon.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Quasi-moons differ from temporary mini-moons that occasionally orbit Earth such as 2024 PT5, which circled the planet for two months in 2024 and could be an ancient fragment that was blasted off of our primary moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
These four moons can be easily seen as points of light.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Not a strike of lightning from Heaven, but rather the perfect alignment of multiple moons, stars and galaxies.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
As of June 8, 2023, Saturn has 146 moons in its orbit, with others continually awaiting confirmation of their discovery and official naming by the International Astronomical Union.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Icy moons like Europa and Enceladus, which scientists already suspect harbor subsurface oceans, could one day provide natural laboratories for this phenomenon.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Quasi-moons differ from temporary mini-moons that occasionally orbit Earth such as 2024 PT5, which circled the planet for two months in 2024 and could be an ancient fragment that was blasted off of our primary moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
These four moons can be easily seen as points of light.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Not a strike of lightning from Heaven, but rather the perfect alignment of multiple moons, stars and galaxies.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moons
ages
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Eighteen other people, 15 of them students ages 6-18 and three parishioners in their 80s, were struck by gunfire, authorities said.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Other families approached the conversation differently, tailoring explanations to their children’s ages and experiences.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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