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: a period of maturity or incipient decline
in the autumn of life
Examples of autumn in a Sentence
in the autumn of last year
a magnificent New England autumn
She went off to college in the autumn of 1999.
When autumn came he planted grass.
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April and October fall within the spring and autumn seasons, offering pleasant weather conditions that are ideal for exploring the picturesque island.
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Roger Sands, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Filming started on a second series in the autumn, the tabloid said, but 51-year-old Fielding did not return after the Holidays.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
In the autumn of 2020, the Bobcat Fire burned all the way across the range from north to south, torching 100,000-plus acres.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
In the autumn, deadly floods wreaked havoc along an arc from Spain to the Balkans, and from Morocco to Libya.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Filming started on a second series in the autumn, the tabloid said, but 51-year-old Fielding did not return after the Holidays.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
In the autumn of 2020, the Bobcat Fire burned all the way across the range from north to south, torching 100,000-plus acres.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
In the autumn, deadly floods wreaked havoc along an arc from Spain to the Balkans, and from Morocco to Libya.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Autumn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autumn. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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autumn
noun
au·tumn
ˈȯt-əm 
1
: the season between summer and winter including in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November
called also fall
2
: a time late in an existence
in the autumn of life
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