Indian summer
noun
1
: a period of warm or mild weather in late autumn or early winter
2
: a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something
the crowning performance of the Indian summer of her career—
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She is in the Indian summer of her career.
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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
But hearing the German clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld, who must have been an astonishing musician, inspired a glorious Indian summer of creation.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Love had surprised them in their sixties, like an Indian summer.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
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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
But hearing the German clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld, who must have been an astonishing musician, inspired a glorious Indian summer of creation.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Love had surprised them in their sixties, like an Indian summer.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
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“Indian summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20summer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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