crescent

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Families and astronomers gathered at a site known locally as "top of the world" on Gaisby Lane, Shipley, to try to see a slither of the new crescent moon.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It peaks on 14 December when the Moon is waning crescent.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

The arm positions for Mr. Louis and Ms. Chapa passingly resemble archers’ bows or crescent moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

There was the crescent moon lamp that hung on the wall by my bed in a sky of lipstick shades and makeup brushes that I cut from issues of Allure and Elle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

The little Guadalupes swung on their crescent moons back and forth, back and forth, like girls on playground swings.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez