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Recent Examples of attic
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Clothes, photographs, furniture, collectibles, records, boxes in the attic, and the things nobody knows quite what to do with.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Some convert an attic or basement.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2026
Most of the fire occurred on the right side of the home, but authorities say some flames spread into the attic.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Noun
This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Clothes, photographs, furniture, collectibles, records, boxes in the attic, and the things nobody knows quite what to do with.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Some convert an attic or basement.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2026
Most of the fire occurred on the right side of the home, but authorities say some flames spread into the attic.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
Noun
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It’s designed for two people and accessible via that loft ladder – which negates the need for a staircase taking up premium floorspace.—
Stefan Ionescu
June 04,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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In February, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124 in Kansas City, together with the National Electrical Contractors Association, expressed shock when residents of the lofts turned down the union’s offer to fix the sign for free, with one stipulation.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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With his height and his oratorical flourishes, Jackson was a charismatic figure who led protests in Greensboro.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These sound particularly good in Morgan’s mouth, with his non-actory, declamatory way of speaking.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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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.—
JUSTIN CHANG,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Her daughter is in a custom Dior pink flowery gown.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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With all of the film’s complicated theoretical physics and flowery musings about the power of love and time, going melodramatic could push the film into eyeroll territory.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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For starters, the lobby is anything but grandiose.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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That slight tweak—far from the grandiose promise of political revolution—might find power in the voters’ verdict.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The cultured prince ran in Paris's academic, scientific and artistic circles, and hosted many a lively gathering at his palace—a tradition of hospitality that was revived in 2010, with the opening of the Shangri-La Paris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Skyr Skyr is an Icelandic cultured dairy product made from skim milk and thermophilic lactic acid bacteria cultures.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Some critics’ squeamishness seems aimed at the act of invention itself, the florid dreaming in the face of reality.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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And while much of what is now published in the country with the regime’s approval is indeed florid propaganda, outside of Russia the grand tradition of Russian literature is very much alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The eight rooms have tasteful Scandinavian design and beds handcrafted from island maple.—
Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
26 May 2026
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Its 184 guest rooms are decorated in tasteful beige and blue tones by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, and include 47 opulent suites, two of which offer private rooftop terraces with views of the Eiffel Tower.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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