as in forever
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 moon
During totality, the entire moon is inside Earth's umbra, turning a deep red or orange color.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Studying its adaptations could lead to breakthroughs in cryopreservation, medicine and even astrobiology—fields that seek to understand how life can endure in the most inhospitable places, from Antarctica to distant icy moons.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Researchers have deployed specialized mapping instruments, drills and autonomous robots to study the caves, preparing for future missions that could explore similar environments on distant moons.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In February, the darkness of the polar night was nearly absolute, and not even photons from a bright moon or fleeting twilight could reach the dark waters below.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Studying its adaptations could lead to breakthroughs in cryopreservation, medicine and even astrobiology—fields that seek to understand how life can endure in the most inhospitable places, from Antarctica to distant icy moons.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Researchers have deployed specialized mapping instruments, drills and autonomous robots to study the caves, preparing for future missions that could explore similar environments on distant moons.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In February, the darkness of the polar night was nearly absolute, and not even photons from a bright moon or fleeting twilight could reach the dark waters below.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moon
Noun
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
Noun
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The kind of shot that will haunt Big Ten highlights for eternity.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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The ancient symbol is closely associated with Celtic culture, where it is affiliated with the ideas of eternity or the Holy Trinity, and is a popular sign across Ireland.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps there's nothing a new parent longs for more than a full night's sleep, which could explain the sudden interest in the TikTok butter trend.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
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A little long, Harvard thought, and that wasn’t all.—
Robert Christgau,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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