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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Early summer bloomers have fizzled out and autumn charmers like asters and mums have yet to pop.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024
That’s not unusual, as one in five loon hatchlings at Seney do not survive to autumn, per McCormick.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
The summer and early autumn months often are a time of seasonal weakness anyway, with most of the stock market's historic gains coming in winter and spring.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
The following autumn, over 100 white parents pulled their children out of public school – as locals of all races had predicted.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2024
That’s not unusual, as one in five loon hatchlings at Seney do not survive to autumn, per McCormick.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
The summer and early autumn months often are a time of seasonal weakness anyway, with most of the stock market's historic gains coming in winter and spring.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
The following autumn, over 100 white parents pulled their children out of public school – as locals of all races had predicted.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Autumn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autumn. Accessed 21 Aug. 2024.
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