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
My sun and moon signs are water, and my rising sign is earth.
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Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 July 2025
That's when the new moon is, according to the Old Farmers' Almanac.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Normally, supplying a moon base with water would be a costly operation.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
And certain terms—moon, snow, shotgun, laces, kite—do show up frequently, shuffled around in new variations.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 16 July 2025
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Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 July 2025
That's when the new moon is, according to the Old Farmers' Almanac.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Normally, supplying a moon base with water would be a costly operation.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
And certain terms—moon, snow, shotgun, laces, kite—do show up frequently, shuffled around in new variations.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for moon
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
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That must seem like an eternity for millions of sleepless Ukrainians now enduring an escalating Russian onslaught of deadly missile and mass drone strikes on their towns and cities.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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That all takes time — which, for a truck idling in the middle of traffic during the morning rush hour in Manhattan, can feel like an eternity.—
John Surico,
Curbed,
9 July 2025
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Your talks don’t have to be exactly one-minute long, but sticking to three to eight minutes is a good rule of thumb, Davis says.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Part of me, of course, longs to see a more comprehensive exhibit, that the visitor could absorb bit by bit over the course of months.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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