Indian summer

Definition of Indian summernext

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Recent Examples of Indian summer The Indian summer temperature had made the thermometer’s mercury climb up over 90 degrees. Joshua John Miller, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2026 Although the Indian summer will end at some point, Palm Tree Club is permanently a new getaway in downtown Kansas City. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 After years of neglect, an Indian summer of prosperity had come at last. F. Scott Fitzgerald, New Yorker, 17 July 2025 An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico. Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Indian summer
Noun
  • Every autumn, before this year's vintage officially becomes wine, Austrians begin drinking something that exists for only a brief moment in the winemaking process.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In the Sierra — including Lake Tahoe — temps in the 30s will feel like a brief foray with autumn.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Design, decor, and dining pay homage to Vail founders Earl Eaton and Pete Seibert and the mountain’s 1960s heyday.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • After working for other bad guys over the years, the Minions (all voiced by Coffin) accidentally end up in Hollywood in the 1920s as Tinseltown is in its silent movie heyday.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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“Indian summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20summer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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