variants
or chiefly British aeon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
it's been eons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed eons ago
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Recent Examples of eon
With the midterm election still nearly a year off — and the 2028 presidential contest eons away — many of those angry or despondent over the benighted state of our union desperately wanted to do something to push back.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
There were aeons before Helm arrived.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That would be the mythical city lost to the sea eons ago.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Over the eons, this activity has regularly caused major earthquakes.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
There were aeons before Helm arrived.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That would be the mythical city lost to the sea eons ago.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Over the eons, this activity has regularly caused major earthquakes.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eon
Noun
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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James both longs for a family reckoning and does everything in his power to avoid one.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 2017 44-foot-long Tiara yacht had been docked in Newport Beach.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The looming departures add pressure to an industry already contending with 350,000 open positions — a shortfall that’s expected to grow in coming years as the nation ages.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Giuffre died by suicide last year at age 41.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Eon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eon. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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