INDIAN SUMMER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

Indian summer

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as in autumn

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Recent Examples of Indian summer Even in states that have an early season, some hunters completely avoid the lush hell of September woods and the corresponding mosquitoes, black flies and Indian summer heat. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 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

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If an autumn getaway is in your future, these are the most exciting hotel openings to have top of mind.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Yes, autumn is always the season of piling tees, knits, jackets, and accessories on top of each other.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2026

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And back in the heyday of Fred Bear and other pioneers of modern bowhunting, climbing a tree to hunt from a stand was hardly a common practice.

— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Most planetary scientists will tell you the heyday of Venus exploration was more than a generation ago.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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