as in age
a later period of one's life
with autumn came a mellowness of spirit that she had never shown before
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Recent Examples of autumn
Holding the Games in autumn or spring was bandied around during the IOC Presidential elections earlier this year, and global weather patterns could dictate the dates in the future.
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The park is alive with blossoms in spring and summer, changing leaves in autumn, and ice skaters on the frozen water in winter.
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warmer-than-normal autumn this year!
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Starbucks fall flavors in grocery stores now Along with its fall menu launch date, Starbucks also announced some of its limited-time autumn flavors are available even sooner.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The park is alive with blossoms in spring and summer, changing leaves in autumn, and ice skaters on the frozen water in winter.
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warmer-than-normal autumn this year!
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Starbucks fall flavors in grocery stores now Along with its fall menu launch date, Starbucks also announced some of its limited-time autumn flavors are available even sooner.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autumn
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The crowd was a mix of all ages, dressed in vibrant shades of magenta and pink, Baptiste's favorite colors.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The new ordinance set a standard time for all unaccompanied minors across the city instead of different times depending on a child's age.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Spending around an hour and a half there, Barca then announced its disciplinary measures in the afternoon in Catalonia.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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With Season 5 rolling out in three waves, beginning with Volume 1 (Episodes 1-4) on Nov. 26, followed by Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7) on Christmas and the Finale (Episode 8) on New Year’s Eve, the actor is savoring the twilight of a show that defined him.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Not least, Mailman is a lament for the decline of service as an American ideal—for the cultural twilight of the Halloween job: those occupations, such as police officer, firefighter, Marine, and, yes, postal worker, whose worth is not measured first and foremost in dollars but in public esteem.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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Newsom and Trump spoke about the situation that evening.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The cosmos is putting on a dazzling spectacle, as the northern lights make a rare appearance across parts of the U.S. starting as early as this evening.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sasaki spent his first months in a Dodgers uniform prioritizing his fastball velocity, which had dropped from 2023 to 2024 and became the focal point of his conversations with interested clubs this winter.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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The park is surprisingly lovely in the winter, when daytime temperatures average 60 degrees and occasional snow adds to the beauty of the dunes.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Autumn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autumn. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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