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
The new moon in your sign on January 29 will bring forward a fresh start in your finances as well as your life in general.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Compassion is the answer when the Pisces moon fuses with Venus and Neptune.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
In Frisco, Texas, Detour Doughnuts serves Eid doughnuts shaped like crescent moons and stars in flavors like date crème brûlée and pistachio-rose.
—Sarah Khan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Indeed, even to this day, some people firmly believe that the changing positions of the sun, moon and planets can have an effect on the destinies of individuals and nations.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Compassion is the answer when the Pisces moon fuses with Venus and Neptune.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
In Frisco, Texas, Detour Doughnuts serves Eid doughnuts shaped like crescent moons and stars in flavors like date crème brûlée and pistachio-rose.
—Sarah Khan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Indeed, even to this day, some people firmly believe that the changing positions of the sun, moon and planets can have an effect on the destinies of individuals and nations.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 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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For what seemed like an eternity, Tacopina swayed back and forth, shoulder to shoulder with Mayers, whose life hung in the balance.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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This car was last redesigned in 2014, which is really an eternity in modern-day automotive engineering.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The lace created a romantic effect along with adding a dose of sartorial tension, thanks in part to the asymmetry of the lace addition, with its one long, billowing sleeve.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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That may seem like a stretch, as could this show actually last this long?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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