variants
or eons
as in ages
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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Recent Examples of aeons
Remember Mass Effect, the nearly 20 year old series everyone likes that has been doing this kind of thing for eons?
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But while sometimes gaming is immune to inflation (like the $60 game price point that lasted eons and only just moved up to $70), there are also other issues to consider like the current Switch chip costing $80 a unit, while the new one, an analyst estimates, may be $130-$150 instead.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
From these vantage points, old and new Aspen converge in a panoramic sweep of mountains that have towered here for eons, rooftops of condos that sprang up in recent years, a swirl of tourists mingling with longtime locals.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
If scientists can do that, however, next-generation geothermal power could supply clean energy for eons.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Despite the intervening eons, this pattern should still be etched across the cosmos in the spatial distributions of galaxies.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Though the global changes of the Cryogenic happened eons ago, Kirkland sees parallels with the wide-scale climate changes of today.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Many have struggled with the ethical conundrum and the whole mind-bending shenanigan is undoubtedly going to remain a morally thorny topic for eons to come.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This modest study of unlikely community found at the end of the world — or damn near close enough — gains a more mythic sweep as the island is faced with a perilous storm, expected to bring destructive flooding on a scale not seen in eons, and this ragtag crew must weather it together.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But while sometimes gaming is immune to inflation (like the $60 game price point that lasted eons and only just moved up to $70), there are also other issues to consider like the current Switch chip costing $80 a unit, while the new one, an analyst estimates, may be $130-$150 instead.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
From these vantage points, old and new Aspen converge in a panoramic sweep of mountains that have towered here for eons, rooftops of condos that sprang up in recent years, a swirl of tourists mingling with longtime locals.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
If scientists can do that, however, next-generation geothermal power could supply clean energy for eons.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
Despite the intervening eons, this pattern should still be etched across the cosmos in the spatial distributions of galaxies.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Though the global changes of the Cryogenic happened eons ago, Kirkland sees parallels with the wide-scale climate changes of today.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Many have struggled with the ethical conundrum and the whole mind-bending shenanigan is undoubtedly going to remain a morally thorny topic for eons to come.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This modest study of unlikely community found at the end of the world — or damn near close enough — gains a more mythic sweep as the island is faced with a perilous storm, expected to bring destructive flooding on a scale not seen in eons, and this ragtag crew must weather it together.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Aeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeons. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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