high summer

idiom

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

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First, there’s La Réserve Firenze, which is taking over a 15th-century palace in the city’s ever-buzzy Oltrarno district, just a few minutes’ walk from the centre, but mercifully removed from the high summer tourist scrum. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026 In high summer, nearly every dish incorporated flower petals and fresh fruit, including a cappelletti stuffed with aged cow cheese and served with fig leaf oil and a slice of peach. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025 As Qatar in high summer is rather inconsistent with any form of physical exertion, the 2022 World Cup had to be shifted to a November-December time frame. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025 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 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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