blue moons

noun

plural of blue moon
as in months
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 moons Sometimes a single year can even feature two blue moons. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 May 2027 and December 2028 will also bring blue moons, according to RMG. — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Super blue moons can also occur, but don’t be fooled by the name. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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  1. ages
  2. forevers
  3. longs
  4. moons
Noun
  • Access is included with standard garden admission, which costs $18 for adults, $14 for seniors or students and $8 for children ages 3 to 12.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The subscription-less console comes with seven games designed for groups of players ages 6 and up, which mostly resemble classic arcade games.
    — Kevin Cortez, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ages
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
  • In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In 1932, Carlos (Quifes) longs to belong in a fractured Spain.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of longs
Noun
  • Samples from Phobos could also shed light on the origin of Deimos as the two moons are believed to have similar roots, Kuramoto said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The space agency wanted to prevent any chance of contamination at those pristine moons.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Blue moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20moons. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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