as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant
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Recent Examples of blue moon
Tuesday's supermoon will mark the second of four consecutive supermoons, the next being Thursday, Oct. 17:
Aug. 19: super blue moon
Sept. 17: supermoon, harvest moon and partial lunar eclipse
Oct. 17: supermoon
Nov. 15: supermoon
More:Missed the rare super blue moon?
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
Tuesday’s moon followed the Aug. 19 super blue moon.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
About 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are considered blue moons.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024
About 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are considered blue moons.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
Tuesday’s moon followed the Aug. 19 super blue moon.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
About 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are considered blue moons.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024
About 25% of all full moons are supermoons, while only 3% of full moons are considered blue moons.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue 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
Noun
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Junior Tashi Dorje looked the best, with three punts of more than 50 yards, including a long of 55, and two other punts of 45 yards.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Corey Zeigler, a cyclist, longs for more space on the bridge.—
Dana Rubinstein,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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DeChambeau returned to the driving range and pounded balls as a night sky set in, framing an orange moon above.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The next full moon, the flower moon, will occur on Monday, May 12, 2025.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The National Civilian Community Corps deployed adults between the ages of 18 and 26 to work for weeks at a time to serve in communities, working on disaster response, environmental conservation and wildfire prevention across the country.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are two different vaccines available based on age.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Blue moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20moon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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