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Flowering tends to wane during the dog days of summer, at which point plants can be cut back by half to encourage a fresh flush of autumn blooms.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Broadway box office was mostly in a holding pattern last week as the industry gears up for a busy fall season, but some shows broke from the pack to do very well indeed for the late-summer dog days.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Box office, welcome to the dog days of summer.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The dog days of summer are dwindling down to make way for shorter days and the cooler nights of fall.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Broadway box office was mostly in a holding pattern last week as the industry gears up for a busy fall season, but some shows broke from the pack to do very well indeed for the late-summer dog days.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Box office, welcome to the dog days of summer.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The dog days of summer are dwindling down to make way for shorter days and the cooler nights of fall.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Dog days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog%20days. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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