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Recent Examples of attic
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Osgood Perkins' adaptation of Stephen King's short story, which first was sold as a booklet included in Gallery Magazine in November 1980, tells the story of twin brothers Bill and Hal who find an old toy monkey in their late father's attic.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Attic Concerned About Living Alone in Detroit Mansion: ‘Be Careful,’ Said Neighbor
Worthy also said that Hoover's white Range Rover, which was found with blood inside and blocking his driveway the day before his body was discovered, was allegedly linked to Burks.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Also, the ladder has slip-resistant cross-tread steps to keep you safe when accessing the attic.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Osgood Perkins' adaptation of Stephen King's short story, which first was sold as a booklet included in Gallery Magazine in November 1980, tells the story of twin brothers Bill and Hal who find an old toy monkey in their late father's attic.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Second place went to Attic Antiques ‘N Things, whose window featured old-time Santas.
—Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Attic Concerned About Living Alone in Detroit Mansion: ‘Be Careful,’ Said Neighbor
Worthy also said that Hoover's white Range Rover, which was found with blood inside and blocking his driveway the day before his body was discovered, was allegedly linked to Burks.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
Noun
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The glassy downtown loft, with sweeping Hudson River views and a persistent mystery beep, feels all wrong from day one.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 May 2025
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Each is designed to propel the ball a certain distance at a particular loft angle and height.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Not merely because of his superior oratorical pizazz but also his remarkable style.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
4 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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There’s something dark budding beneath the flowery surface of NBC‘s Grosse Pointe Garden Society.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
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Kitty Fairy With tiny wings and a flowery crown, Kitty Fairy lives in the Fairy Tail Garden.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s arrival in the Saudi capital of Riyadh was flanked by an escort of F-15 fighter jets, a show of the grandiose visit that awaited him.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The construction of it satisfied something in me that likes breaking the rules, not in any kind of grandiose way but there’s something in the process of that which really satisfies me.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Yogurt is created with cultured bacteria and kefir with kefir grains (live cultures that ferment milk and multiply).—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2025
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Molina presented herself as a successful entrepreneur, cultured and generous, and never hesitated to shower Ana with praise.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Set against the tumultuous cultural backdrop of Brazil, the album’s florid, psychedelic soul chronicles the relationship between a darker-skinned Black man and a lighter-skinned Black woman.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The use of brown leather on the saddle and grips, along with the matching leather tool bag on the left side, adds a tasteful vintage touch—an homage to the original motorcycle tool kits once tucked beneath saddles.—
Utkarsh Sood,
New Atlas,
9 May 2025
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Fashion report, please: Maggie’s dress for her real wedding is a tasteful lacy number.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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