dog days

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Recent Examples of dog days 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for dog days

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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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