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
Super blue moons can also occur, but don’t be fooled by the name.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Black moons are referenced like blue moons, which are defined as the third full moon in an astronomical season containing four full moons.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Black moons are referenced like blue moons, which are defined as the third full moon in an astronomical season containing four full moons.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue moons
Noun
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In addition to exhibitions, visitors can also attend artist lectures, art workshops for all ages, and public tours.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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We were deprived of what every human longs for—a chance to love honestly with mind, body and soul.—
Donna Lamb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Donica, across from her, is on sturdier ground, fearsome to the point of awe-inspiring in the sustained fury of his fermatas, though his considerable force as a performer longs to be shaped more cleanly.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Along the way, masterpieces are made, gloves are bedazzled, moons are walked.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yet most of the other inner moons tend to be dustier and rockier.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Blue moons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20moons. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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