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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
The technology could also support missions to Neptune and Triton, long-duration probes studying outer planet moons, and future Kuiper Belt explorers traveling farther than New Horizons.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
As part of its dry run at Mars, the spacecraft will also practice hunting for faint circumplanetary rings of dust that might originate from the planet’s small moons and be backlit by the sun into clearer visibility.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The Wagyu patties lean more Panamanian than Jamaican in presentation, shaped like plump half moons with scalloped edges.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
While Mars is a potential time capsule with evidence of ancient life, other planets like Jupiter and Saturn are orbited by moons that NASA spacecraft are targeting in their hunt for life.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026
In what is considered one of the greatest works in the history of European literature, Dante and Virgil travel to the Underworld, where they are taken across the River Styx to Hell by the ferryman Charon — in fact, two of Pluto's moons, Charon and Styx, are named after these details.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
This shouldn’t be a surprise, as these environments give rise to planets, moons, and other solid bodies routinely found in stellar systems.
—Big Think, 8 May 2026
The lakes were lakes, and the nights were stars and moons and darkness and blankets and rooms and houses.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Atmospheres, especially dense ones, typically form around large planets or moons, including Saturn’s biggest satellite, Titan.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
As part of its dry run at Mars, the spacecraft will also practice hunting for faint circumplanetary rings of dust that might originate from the planet’s small moons and be backlit by the sun into clearer visibility.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
The Wagyu patties lean more Panamanian than Jamaican in presentation, shaped like plump half moons with scalloped edges.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
While Mars is a potential time capsule with evidence of ancient life, other planets like Jupiter and Saturn are orbited by moons that NASA spacecraft are targeting in their hunt for life.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026
In what is considered one of the greatest works in the history of European literature, Dante and Virgil travel to the Underworld, where they are taken across the River Styx to Hell by the ferryman Charon — in fact, two of Pluto's moons, Charon and Styx, are named after these details.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
This shouldn’t be a surprise, as these environments give rise to planets, moons, and other solid bodies routinely found in stellar systems.
—Big Think, 8 May 2026
The lakes were lakes, and the nights were stars and moons and darkness and blankets and rooms and houses.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Atmospheres, especially dense ones, typically form around large planets or moons, including Saturn’s biggest satellite, Titan.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 May 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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The academy is for female inmates, ages 13 to 18, who need mental health or substance abuse services, according to the Department of Juvenile Justice website.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The resort’s Bula Club includes complimentary nanny service for kids under five, and for children ages six to 12, there are hands-on activities such as mangrove planting, sustainability lessons, reef education, storytelling, and visits to nearby villages.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Now, decades later, Maple longs to provide a good life for her son.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Despite his physical power and favorable public image, Homelander longs to be taken more seriously by the company and the people.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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“Moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moons. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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