the moon
noun
variants
or the Moon
: the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
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Furthermore, the extreme temperature fluctuations seen on the moon (from some 250 degrees Fahrenheit in the day down to -208 degrees Fahrenheit at night) may affect the stability of the new solar panels.
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
As the moon and Mars collide, tasks slip through the cracks.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The Afterlife Is Letting Go by Brandon Shimoda Jenny Uglow
Lunar Myths and Mysteries
Two new books explore our growing scientific understanding of the moon as well as its powerful appeal to the imagination.
—Catherine Hall, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2025
Olivia Munn is not particularly over the moon about Blue Origin's all-female space expedition.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
As the moon and Mars collide, tasks slip through the cracks.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The Afterlife Is Letting Go by Brandon Shimoda Jenny Uglow
Lunar Myths and Mysteries
Two new books explore our growing scientific understanding of the moon as well as its powerful appeal to the imagination.
—Catherine Hall, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2025
Olivia Munn is not particularly over the moon about Blue Origin's all-female space expedition.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the moon
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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