moons

plural of moon

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of moons In 2015, New Horizons became the first spacecraft to conduct a detailed flyby of Pluto and its moons, which changed scientists’ understanding of the frigid dwarf planet. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Previously, geological features left behind by landslides have been found on a host of bodies in the solar system, including Mars, Ceres in the asteroid belt, some of the icy moons of the gas giants, and even Pluto's companion, Charon. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026 Mars has two moons, a pair of spudlike rocks called Deimos and Phobos. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2026 So that already tells you Earth-sized moons are not that normal. Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026 Celebrate the celestial season ahead with this eclectic mix of stars, moons and romantic patterns. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moons
Noun
  • Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • More than 20 people were shot, including nine children whose ages ranged from 6 to 15.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Louise Watley Library will host a break from the heat in the form of a relaxing coloring program geared toward all ages several times throughout the month.
    Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • So, the pressure went into the basis and sat there, with longs paid a fortune to hold the other side.
    Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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