Indian summer

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Recent Examples of Indian summer 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 But Indian summers and mangos go hand in hand and Gill recounted enjoying them as a child in India. Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico. Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 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 An Indian summer may last just a few days or more than a week. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023 Laura: Because while there are a lot of theories about why the term Indian summer came to be used, some of them are derogatory, and this one in particular is that this weather is a trick. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Indian summer
Noun
  • Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist will tour North America together this autumn.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In autumn, the park becomes a prime spot for leaf-peeping, with hills of blazing reds, oranges, and golds.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And that enjoyment radiates out for Atlanta rap fans who were there for its heyday, while younger listeners are becoming acquainted with the heroes of that generation.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Donnie Shell — Was a standout safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers during its 1970s heyday.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And by high noon, my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, regularly reaches temps well past 90 degrees, often into the triple digits.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 18 June 2025
  • Trump’s second Administration marks the high noon of the emergency Presidency.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Indian summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20summer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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