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
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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 -
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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One longs for the sinewy action of a Transformers flick, or the imaginative gravity of something like the first Pacific Rim.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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After having a portrait done by the talented painter Basil, Dorian longs for the picture to age and wither instead of him.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Wendt, who played Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom, died on May 20 at age 76.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The two women are described as being between the ages of 17 and 25; the man accused of firing at the date is described as being between 20 and 30 years old; and a fourth suspect is also described as a man between the ages of 20 and 30, according to police.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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“Aeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeon. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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