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crescent

[kres-uhnt] / ˈkrɛs ənt /




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For this year’s Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started last week, Target rolled out its first dedicated Ramadan and Eid collection, including decoration kits with crescent and lantern-shaped cutouts.

From Seattle Times

A month later, the crescent moon approaches Mars on March 26-27, and then sprints by on March 28.

From Washington Post

A palmetto tree and crescent moon — emblems of South Carolina — hang from a chain around her neck.

From Washington Post

“The crescent stone edge is spectacularly successful, as a place for people to walk and as an image of the park.”

From New York Times

The eastern front has remained largely the same, running along a 140-mile stretch of territory that forms the shape of a jagged crescent moon.

From New York Times