Indian summer

Definition of Indian summernext

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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 What to know from Thursday: Is this Justin Rose's Indian summer of a Masters? Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 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
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Noun
  • Across four seasonal artworks - spring, summer, autumn and winter, the whisky was positioned not merely as a drink, but as the product of patience, maturation and deliberate craft.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • In summer months, The Palisades partners with area farms to bring in fresh produce and ingredients, culminating in an all-local autumn harvest dinner.
    Christina Daves, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Antetokounmpo’s defense is no longer at the level of his Defensive Player of the Year heyday, but a Bam-Giannis duo would still rank among the league’s best.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The new episodes of the prequel series to Game of Thrones promise to raise the stakes even higher, bringing to the screen the devastating conflict that tore the Targaryen dynasty apart during its heyday.
    Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026

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“Indian summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20summer. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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