eon
noun
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
eons
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pluralof eon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I’m on record with my horror—this was one of the best U.S. men’s tennis performances in eons, buried in the middle of the night—but the result is undeniable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As Lippman puts it, "It's a new window into the evolution of life across eons and a new opportunity to more efficiently engineer or fine-tune crop traits."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
Harold Prince’s 1979 Broadway premiere, starring Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury, seems like eons ago in terms of creative possibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
For eons, most investors treated hot stocks the same way.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Annabeth gazed around the hut, trying to imagine how many eons Damasen had been exiled here—slaying the drakon, collecting its bones and hide and meat, knowing it would attack again the next day.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
