MOONS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

moons

noun

plural of moon

as in forevers

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 Jupiter showed cloud bands and its Great Red Spot could be seen just slipping off the edge, with three of its moons also in the field. — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Broadly speaking, our solar system is simply a collection of planets, their moons, and other cosmic objects like asteroids existing in gravitational orbits around the sun. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 July 2026 In 2015, New Horizons became the first spacecraft to conduct a detailed flyby of Pluto and its moons, which changed scientists’ understanding of the frigid dwarf planet. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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Noun

Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of forevers

Noun

The panel endorsed the drugmaker’s request for traditional approval for the vaccine in adults ages 50 to 64 and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, which requires further trials to prove clinical benefit.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
As of late, celebrities of all ages have made a convincing case for low-rise jeans.

— Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026

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Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
So, the pressure went into the basis and sat there, with longs paid a fortune to hold the other side.

— Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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