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as in loft
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building rented the attic out to a college student

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Attic

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adjective

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Recent Examples of Attic
Adjective
Rubbermaid Cleverstore 95-Quart 4-Pack Storage Bins Don’t overlook (or forget about) the items stored away in the attic or garage. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 With their inky-black shadows and deathly pale skin, characters like Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice) and Nancy Downs (The Craft) were feared for having a macabre vibe, which led them to find camaraderie among ghosts in their attic or within the high school coven. Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025 Common nesting sites include woodpiles, rock piles, under leaves, inside garages and sheds, basements, attics and cluttered areas like boxes or under furniture. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Indoors, they can be found in dark areas like closets, garages, basements, attics and cupboards. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Attic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Attic
Noun
  • In my new thriller The Gallery Assistant, a female artist slated to be shown by the gallery where my protagonist, Chloe, works, is found murdered in her loft the morning after a party.
    Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Bath products boast lower grams-per-square-meter (GSM) towels, designed for softness and long-lasting loft after multiple washings.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Dallas area was a hotbed of competitive debate, and, at first, the oratorical polish of Kuang’s teammates was intimidating.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Chicago-based like the Jacksons — the play originated at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in that city — they, too, are headed by an oratorical pastor who, in his youth, worked closely with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet the power in these two performances isn’t supplemented by much texture in the stern, declamatory writing: There’s little sense of how this relationship functions, or once functioned, outside these particularly fraught scenes.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The music is stark, declamatory, and ironic in its use of gentler major-key harmonies for some of the darkest lines.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing hangs on the pale yellow living room walls, the flowery ceiling molding overhead providing the only décor.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Festival highlights include the giant mum arch and other flowery displays–perfect for photos–as well as the sheer variety of shopping from more than 300 vendors.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The train will then head to the charming, cliffside resort town of Ravello, where guests will enjoy a two-night stay in Belmond’s grandiose Caruso hotel.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Younger already has plans to adapt her grandiose culinary plans to her pregnancy.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Get the magnificent biscuit, served in a puddle of garlic honey with cultured butter ($6).
    Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • No embryos were cultured beyond this point.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Schnabel has already introduced his most florid gambit: flashbacks to Dante Alighieri, who is played by Isaac with a morose Shakespearean flourish.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Or the décor flourishes of a squillion-dollar yacht that’s tasteful to a fault?
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The mock neck is tasteful and the oversized fit begs to be paired with long skirts or tucked into your favorite mom jeans.
    Nusrat Sultana, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Attic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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