autumn

noun

ˈȯ-təm How to pronounce autumn (audio)
Definition of autumnnext
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 The win avenged Scotland's 33-24 loss to Argentina in Edinburgh in the autumn. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 4 July 2026 The Cotswolds England's golden countryside is at its most inviting in autumn, when the pubs light their fires and the weather is right for layering without summer's heat or winter's bite. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 John Adams and his colleagues helped broker a preliminary peace deal with the British in the autumn of 1782, in Paris—a few months later, Britain would forge a separate set of deals with Spain and France. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for autumn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autumn
  1. age
  2. afternoon
  3. twilight
  4. evening
  5. winter
Noun
  • The Ventura County district attorney’s office brought eight total counts against a young Ventura resident who was not identified due to his age.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • His passion for politics began at a young age and stemmed from his father who served in the Army and imparted values about duty and service.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of age
Noun
  • For much of Sunday afternoon, Norway’s 6-foot-5 superstar Erling Haaland roamed the field, biding his time against Brazil, waiting for his moment to strike.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • After an afternoon of futile at-bats against Perez, the Athletics quickly rallied against Bachar.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of afternoon
Noun
  • Venus is still with us though, and is the brightest star-like object in the sky this month, popping out in the low western twilight very soon after sunset and slipping below the horizon not long after evening twilight ends.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
  • However, nights remain short for observers in the northern hemisphere and lingering twilight could make auroras harder to spot.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of twilight
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  • The twin quakes struck Venezuela on June 24 and by the evening of the next day, the Los Angeles County team of 73 crew members, six canine teams and 80,000 pounds of equipment were on their way to March Air Force Base in Riverside.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Macron arrived in Syria on Monday evening local time to meet the country’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, SANA said, marking the first official visit by a Western leader to the country since the fall of the Assad regime in December, 2024.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of evening
Noun
  • Miles had only pitched 14 2/3 innings in the minors due to injuries when Toronto swooped in and acquired him from San Francisco last winter.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • But if your summer pairings (using winter’s jeans) have been feeling lackluster, white denim is the quickest way to make outfits brighter and fresher with all the same go-to staples.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of winter

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“Autumn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autumn. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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