high summer

idiom

: in the middle of summer
The town is filled with tourists in high summer.

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Factors like consistently high summer overnight temperatures, droughts and heavier-than-usual rains at the wrong time can all disrupt the plants’ pollination — making each full ear of corn less of a guarantee and more of a gamble. Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025 New for high summer, is the Soul Series range of one-off pieces (from £850), crafted from pure 100% French silk. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Ignorant that the rest of us have to live on only four to eight hours of water flowing through our taps most days in high summer. Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025 By David Tanis, The New York Times Here is a menu for high summer, that glorious moment when all the season’s bounty is on display. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for high summer

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“High summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20summer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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