Indian summer

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Recent Examples of Indian summer 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Indian summer
Noun
  • April and October fall within the spring and autumn seasons, offering pleasant weather conditions that are ideal for exploring the picturesque island.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Filming started on a second series in the autumn, the tabloid said, but 51-year-old Fielding did not return after the Holidays.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But others may date to the Bronze Age and early Iron Age heyday of Dmanisis Gora.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Darts finals have been won more handsomely — the sport’s all-time great Phil Taylor dished out three 7-0 whitewashes in his heyday — but not like this.
    Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The final day of racing at Irwindale Speedway was both a party and a wake, one that began just after high noon Saturday and ended just before Sunday started.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The song refracts like a prism at high noon, filled with stuttering blips that shapeshift at each turn.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024

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