BLUE MOON Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

blue moon

noun

Definition of blue moon

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 However, there’s another type of blue moon. — Hali Smith may 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2026 North Carolina sky gazers will get a chance to see the only blue moon of the year later this month, though catching it will require an early wake-up call. — Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 The last blue moon was on August 31, 2023, and the next one will come on December 31, 2028, according to EarthSky. — Connor Greene, Time, 29 May 2026 The second of these moons is called a blue moon — a calendrical blue moon, to be precise. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue moon

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Noun

There is a certain ease and flow to the conversation with your forevers.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Miami trailed 1-0 fast, in the sixth minute, when the defense left Guilherme Biro unmarked for a downward header off a corner kick, gifting Biro the forever-history of the first goal in the new stadium.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of forever

Noun

The nearly 70-foot-long tugboat changed ownership several times before it was abandoned at the mouth of the Amnicon River in 1951.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of long

Noun

California icon Dolores Huerta, an activist and labor leader, died of cancer Wednesday at her Bakersfield home at age 96, according to the New York Times.

— Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Depending on expansion criteria, more than 40% of Americans under age 65 with private insurance could be clinically eligible for GLP-1s, a 2024 KFF study found.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of age

Noun

The robotic Griffin lunar lander has passed a host of critical tests ahead of its first-ever moon mission, which is scheduled to launch later this year.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a five-year expedition to land on the largest moon of Mars and retrieve samples for return to Earth, Ars reports.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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