midsummer
noun
mid·sum·mer
ˈmid-ˈsə-mər 
-ˌsə-
1
: the middle of summer
2
: the summer solstice
midsummer
adjective
Examples of midsummer in a Sentence
The new product should be in stores by midsummer.
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Robin Westphal lives about halfway between Houston and Galveston, Texas, where the feels-like temperature in midsummer can easily soar past 100 degrees.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 23 May 2026
Bloom Time Older, once-blooming selections like 'Nikko Blue' bloom for six to eight weeks, starting anywhere from late spring to midsummer, depending on your location and the selection.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
For those in the eastern half of the country, mid-May is feeling a lot more like midsummer, with an early heat wave bringing record-breaking temperatures.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Winnebago has crafted the Arka to withstand the full spectrum of weather from window-icing -10°F (-23°C) nights in snowy forests to 120°F (49°C) midsummer afternoons in open desert.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 23 May 2026
Bloom Time Older, once-blooming selections like 'Nikko Blue' bloom for six to eight weeks, starting anywhere from late spring to midsummer, depending on your location and the selection.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
For those in the eastern half of the country, mid-May is feeling a lot more like midsummer, with an early heat wave bringing record-breaking temperatures.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Winnebago has crafted the Arka to withstand the full spectrum of weather from window-icing -10°F (-23°C) nights in snowy forests to 120°F (49°C) midsummer afternoons in open desert.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
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“Midsummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsummer. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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midsummer
noun
mid·sum·mer
ˈmid-ˈsəm-ər
1
: the middle of summer
2
: the summer solstice
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