aeon

variants or eon
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time it's been aeons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed aeons ago

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Noun
  • One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • Charity longs to be her sister’s everything, including her, well, lover.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • The film has made history as the longest-running theatrical release of all time with midnight reenactments and sing a longs across the globe.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • To assess a person’s resting heart rate, the app requests basic information such as height, age, and weight.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025
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“Aeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeon. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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