MOONS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

moons

noun

plural of moon

as in forevers

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 moons Watch Jupiter's moons disappear too A telescope will also show occultations of Jupiter's Galilean moons. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Juice also had the opportunity to tune up and test its scientific tools, which will eventually be used to analyze the mysteries of Jupiter’s icy moons. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) in April 2023, to focus on the behemoth’s two largest moons, Ganymede and Callisto. — Meghan Bartels, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026 Impact craters have also helped shape the surfaces of the rocky planets and moons across our solar system, said Jeff Andrews-Hanna, a professor in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona. — CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of forevers

Noun

FluMist is also another option, which instead of injection form, is a live influenza vaccine nasal spray for people ages 2 to 49 years old and contains egg proteins.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
As soon as the actors share a frame, however, their ages exist within the fiction, allowing Maguire’s and Garfield’s Spider-Men to commiserate about back pain that the younger Holland’s Peter has yet to endure.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ages

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The 49ers have played from ahead in each of their three games, minimizing obvious passing situations and third-and-longs.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The seat is as hot as it’s ever been for Mike Norvell as FSU longs for a return to the quality of 2023.

— Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

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