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
  • With slopes reaching altitudes of 3,600 meters, including the iconic Glacier de Mont-de-Lans, Les 2 Alpes ensures exceptional snow reliability throughout the season, from early autumn to late spring.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The 29-year-old expectant mom joined her husband, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, for a picturesque sweet stroll in the autumn leaves.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • During the heydays of the civil war, Assad's regime was saved thanks to the intervention of Hezbollah, Iran and Russia.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The director is well aware that the heyday of American musicals on both stage and screen occurred amid the Great Depression, World War II, the Holocaust and the brink of nuclear obliteration.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The concept of a high noon showdown is possible, but its effectiveness is limited.
    Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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