as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
where have you been? I haven't seen you in a coon's age!
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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
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Frank longs for the days when a badge allowed a middle-aged white man to play god; the days when cops didn’t have to pretend like there were consequences for shooting people, and there wasn’t any bodycam footage of him using his gun to cut the bathroom line at a coffee shop.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 July 2025
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In recent appearances, she’s been back to wearing her dark brunette long and one-length, in loose relaxed waves or in a bouncy blowout.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
Noun
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This spectacle will have a window of ideal visibility through February 21. March 14: Total lunar eclipse Sometimes, full moons get called colorful names that are a bit of a fake-out: A blue moon isn’t really blue, and a pink moon isn’t really pink.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Dec. 2024
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Their version of Superman was made with blue moon, red pop and lemon flavors.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Dec. 2024
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The photo was posted just days after Pope Francis died on Easter this year at age 88.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Two other girls - ages 8 and 11 - were rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Coon's age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coon%27s%20age. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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