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Recent Examples of attic
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Arriving firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions on the second floor of a 2½-story, three-unit residential building, with smoke and fire extending into the attic, the news release said.
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Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The majority of the heavy fire on the second, third and fourth floors as well as the attic of the building was knocked down in about 90 minutes but wasn’t fully under control for about three hours, fire officials said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Noun
Up in the attic, a melty miasma smothers the thick winter coats, which hurt me to even look at.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Arriving firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions on the second floor of a 2½-story, three-unit residential building, with smoke and fire extending into the attic, the news release said.
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Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The majority of the heavy fire on the second, third and fourth floors as well as the attic of the building was knocked down in about 90 minutes but wasn’t fully under control for about three hours, fire officials said.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
Noun
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The Ashland Greene founder went from an analyst seat to a Manhattan loft partitioned into rental bedrooms to a sizable DFW portfolio.
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An ode to the original artists who inhabited the rooftop lofts, this offering is an innovative treatment that blends traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary practices to offer clarity and untapped access to our artistic channels.
Adjective
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That wasn’t Newsom’s only oratorical slip-up, although the second one says more about the larger Democratic Party than anything else.
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With his height and his oratorical flourishes, Jackson was a charismatic figure who led protests in Greensboro.
Adjective
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These sound particularly good in Morgan’s mouth, with his non-actory, declamatory way of speaking.
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The cast features nonprofessional actors drawn from the area; their declamatory style of performance, along with Mateus’s hieratic images, endow the movie’s dramatic realism with the power of myth. 19.
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Bailee Madison wears a gorgeous gown with flowery detailing at the CeraVe Global CerAwards on June 4 in Los Angeles.
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Her daughter is in a custom Dior pink flowery gown.
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Twenty-six years later, Kaufman was tapped to score indie developer Yacht Club Games’s Mina the Hollower, a throwback to the look and feel of 8-bit GBC games but with the type of colossal world, grandiose story, and elaborate gameplay typically reserved to the Soulsborne games.
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Waning enthusiasm for SpaceX’s stock this week could serve as a reality check for those buying into Musk’s grandiose visions.
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Clean Cultured Marble These same cleaning supplies and methods can be used to clean cultured marble bathroom vanity tops and sinks.
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Some butter is cultured by adding lactic acid bacteria.
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Mamdani gave a florid speech, recalling great moments in the team’s history, plus past players who’d fallen short of the ultimate prize but had contributed to the momentum that had finally culminated in this great win.
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Championship matches, which rarely last longer than 30 minutes and sometimes much less, are inevitably preceded by hours of participants making all manner of florid claims and trash-talking their opponents.
Adjective
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There are all sorts of celebrations going on to commemorate this momentous occasion, as well as some tasteful product introductions from American brands.
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There are many styling choices that professional interior designers find to be tacky rather than tasteful, proving that there can be such a thing as too much decoration.
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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