Moon occasionally appears much larger in the sky

Is there a way for a moon to usually appear relatively similar to our own moon, but occasionally appear much larger from the planet's surface without causing natural disasters due to extreme gravitational forces? To be clear, the moon should only appear this way for a short time before receding back to its previous appearance.

The only way this appearance seems possible to me is through a highly elliptical orbit. But that has the pesky problem of destructive tides.

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