Indian summer
noun
1
: a period of warm or mild weather in late autumn or early winter
2
: a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something
the crowning performance of the Indian summer of her career—
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She is in the Indian summer of her career.
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What to know from Thursday: Is this Justin Rose's Indian summer of a Masters?
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But Indian summers and mangos go hand in hand and Gill recounted enjoying them as a child in India.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple’s iPhone 16e promotion, iPhone 17 Wi-Fi upgrade, Apple’s Indian summer, surprise iOS update, MacBook Air benchmarks, and goodbye Product(Red).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An Indian summer may last just a few days or more than a week.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
Laura: Because while there are a lot of theories about why the term Indian summer came to be used, some of them are derogatory, and this one in particular is that this weather is a trick.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
An Indian court has directed Amazon to delist the Pakistani versions of Rooh Afza, a widely popular Indian summer drink concentrate.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2022
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But Indian summers and mangos go hand in hand and Gill recounted enjoying them as a child in India.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico.
—Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple’s iPhone 16e promotion, iPhone 17 Wi-Fi upgrade, Apple’s Indian summer, surprise iOS update, MacBook Air benchmarks, and goodbye Product(Red).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An Indian summer may last just a few days or more than a week.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
Laura: Because while there are a lot of theories about why the term Indian summer came to be used, some of them are derogatory, and this one in particular is that this weather is a trick.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
An Indian court has directed Amazon to delist the Pakistani versions of Rooh Afza, a widely popular Indian summer drink concentrate.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2022
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“Indian summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20summer. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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