aeon

variants or eon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time it's been aeons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed aeons ago

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • That original distinction, of course, was that a drama was roughly an hour long (with commercials) and a comedy ran half the length.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The 26-year-old rusher has broken off longs of 12, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 yards on the ground in 2024.
    Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Since 2023, most retirees must take RMDs from pretax retirement accounts starting at age 73.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Jones, the legendary polymath who died at age 91 on Sunday, spent a lifetime making music like this—music that defined its era by transcending it.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Aeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeon. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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