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
For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Planets form from the disk of gas and dust that surrounds a newborn star, and moons are thought to typically emerge from the dregs left over from a planet’s birth.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
At the center of Mimas lies a central peak, created when something large slammed into the smallest of Saturn's major moons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Why would such a collision create new rings and new moons in the same plane as all of the old rings and moons?
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
These moons are not blue, but rather varying shades of yellow, orange, and grey.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Planets form from the disk of gas and dust that surrounds a newborn star, and moons are thought to typically emerge from the dregs left over from a planet’s birth.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
At the center of Mimas lies a central peak, created when something large slammed into the smallest of Saturn's major moons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Why would such a collision create new rings and new moons in the same plane as all of the old rings and moons?
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
These moons are not blue, but rather varying shades of yellow, orange, and grey.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moons
ages
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The event was organized by the Bristol Bot Builders, a group dedicated to sparking interest in STEM subject – science, technology, engineering, and math – among people of all ages.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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ATPs help students with disabilities, ages 18-22, transition to adult life by focusing on employment, independent living and community skills.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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