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autumn

[aw-tuhm] / ˈɔ təm /
NOUN
season between summer and winter
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Astronomical autumn begins this week, with the autumn equinox taking place in the early hours of Wednesday.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

On Sept. 23, the autumn equinox will arrive, officially bringing an end to the summer season and countless attempts at giving it an anthem.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

But on that day, the Wolverines’ punter could almost be forgiven for fumbling a long snap that came spiraling toward him in frigid autumn conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

After several decades, a festival associated with spring could eventually fall in winter or even autumn.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

It was a crisp autumn night, and leaves danced in the air, the threat of a storm whispering in the wind.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Two autumns ago, Zelma Redding and her family invited us to their big old ranch outside Macon, and we had an afternoon in the great man’s study.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Tehran, located on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains, experiences hot, dry summers, sometimes rainy autumns and winters that can be harsh and snowy.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

The findings point to warmer autumns as a key driver of the shift.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2025

Within a few days, I escalated to blowing leaves out from under the shrubs, and remembered the bucolic autumns of my Midwestern childhood and jumping into leaf piles raked patiently by my grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

It was the first week in September, back-to- school week, and after thirty-five consecutive autumns, my old professor did not have a class waiting for him on a college campus.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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