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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
Juno, which for nine years divided its time between observing Jupiter and studying its moons, has beamed back plenty of data for scientists to comb through even after the orbiter's primary mission came to an end in 2025.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Galileo Galilei built telescopes and found Jupiter’s moons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
This bubblegum jelly polish adds a wash of color to the nails while allowing the natural nail's half moons and smile lines to show through.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
The moon and Jupiter are both visible to the naked eye, though binoculars will reveal Jupiter’s moons and sharpen the moon’s surface detail.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
First quarter moons tend to surface friction, delays, or reality checks that ask us to adjust rather than abandon our goals.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
Saturn's largest moons Titan, Dione, Rhea and Tethys will also be visible as bright specs of light extending to one side of the gas giant's disk.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Jupiter also has dozens and dozens of orbiting moons, four of which can easily be seen using just about any telescope or even a cheap pair of binoculars.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
The wintry orb will be one of the three closest moons to Earth this year, with the cold moon in December expected to be the closest, according to Petro.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Galileo Galilei built telescopes and found Jupiter’s moons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
This bubblegum jelly polish adds a wash of color to the nails while allowing the natural nail's half moons and smile lines to show through.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
The moon and Jupiter are both visible to the naked eye, though binoculars will reveal Jupiter’s moons and sharpen the moon’s surface detail.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
First quarter moons tend to surface friction, delays, or reality checks that ask us to adjust rather than abandon our goals.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
Saturn's largest moons Titan, Dione, Rhea and Tethys will also be visible as bright specs of light extending to one side of the gas giant's disk.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Jupiter also has dozens and dozens of orbiting moons, four of which can easily be seen using just about any telescope or even a cheap pair of binoculars.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
The wintry orb will be one of the three closest moons to Earth this year, with the cold moon in December expected to be the closest, according to Petro.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moons
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
Noun
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These days, the best blushes for mature skin branch out from powder to include all sorts of hydrating, bounce-restoring formulas, and faces of all ages—and not only famous ones, of course—can benefit from the breadth of options available.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Before long, the film will shift gears to a third main character, Madame Suman’s daughter-in-law Nat (a steely Davika Hoorne), who recently died of lung disease and longs for her still-living husband March (Witsarut Himmarat).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In that production, Deborah Gilmour Smyth, Lamb’s’ associate artistic director, portrayed Jessie Mae Watts, Carrie’s testy daughter-in-law in the unhappy Houston home Carrie longs to leave.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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