Indian summer

noun

Definition of Indian summernext
as in autumn

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Recent Examples of Indian summer The Indian summer temperature had made the thermometer’s mercury climb up over 90 degrees. — Joshua John Miller, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2026 Although the Indian summer will end at some point, Palm Tree Club is permanently a new getaway in downtown Kansas City. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 After years of neglect, an Indian summer of prosperity had come at last. — F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025 An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico. — Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
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  1. autumn
  2. heyday
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  • That will be followed by a brief break, before returning to the field in August and aligning to the traditional autumn-to-spring schedule most of the world’s top leagues observe.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • On Tuesday, the ruling Liberal Democratic party advanced the bill through key committees, with Nikkei reporting Takaichi wants cabinet approval by this month, and for the bill to be tabled in parliament in the autumn.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of autumn
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  • Originally housing offices, its heyday in Detroit’s industrial age was brief, sliding into decline in the 1960s and ultimately going vacant.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • In addition, LiveOne's many informative stations are hosted by real DJs who evoke the heyday of traditional over-the-air radio.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
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