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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Recent Examples of autumn
Fortress House; Gibraltar Expected to open during autumn 2025, Fortress House will be Gibraltar’s first major art museum.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Lady Gaga did not bless us with any insanity on the press tour for Joker: Folie à Deux this autumn, but thank goodness 2024 still granted us some overanimated triple threats.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Mars gained and then lost a second moon in the autumn.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
If so, the policy dispute would be more complex and last longer than what happened in the autumn of 1987, when the Reagan administration accused Germany and Japan of violating the Louvre Accord to stabilize the dollar.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Lady Gaga did not bless us with any insanity on the press tour for Joker: Folie à Deux this autumn, but thank goodness 2024 still granted us some overanimated triple threats.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Mars gained and then lost a second moon in the autumn.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
If so, the policy dispute would be more complex and last longer than what happened in the autumn of 1987, when the Reagan administration accused Germany and Japan of violating the Louvre Accord to stabilize the dollar.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autumn
Noun
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So far, just one death has been recorded in Louisiana in a patient over age 65 who had underlying medical conditions.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is no age too old for a toner, according to Dr. Lal.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Three juveniles were arrested in connection with an armed carjacking in New Haven on Monday afternoon, leading to a police pursuit that ended in a crash off of Interstate 91.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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The director of the National Head Start Association said their grant recipients also weren’t able to receive reimbursements on Tuesday — although their service was restored shortly after an afternoon guidance from the Trump administration specified that Head Start is exempted from the order.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Back to Moravia — and his gift for physical description: The courtyard lay deserted in the bleak, subdued twilight of a sultry day.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
13 Jan. 2025
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Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning.—
Amala Balakrishner,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after midnight on a recent frigid evening, two of the form’s most accomplished practitioners, XSM and QZAR, met up on a shadowy street near SoHo, both dressed entirely in black.—
Jake Offenhartz,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is the perfect time to relax onboard Westerdam: book spa treatments, play a few games of pickleball, and catch the evening shows.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our top picks include figurative candles shaped like cake, summer scents to whisk you away from winter, and unique bubble glass holders.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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This will be one of the first winter snowstorms of the season, Tardy said, following an earlier one that came on Jan. 7 from the north, and brought just a few inches of snow.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Autumn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autumn. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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