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Recent Examples of attics
Some of the images from Katrina have been indelible, too − of desperate people trapped for days on their roofs or in their attics to get above the floodwaters and of thousands taking chaotic refuge in the Superdome.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The EAMTs often find kittens that were born or hidden in car engines or attics.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
If given the opportunity, these bugs will squeeze into houses, attics and other structures looking for a place to shelter from the cold, says Bertone.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Want to shoot some PepperBall into vehicles or basements or crawl spaces or attics?
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
One building has extensive charring on a staircase, and both units have severe damage to the attics, including holes that fire personnel cut in the course of extinguishing the fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Even retro gaming consoles and physical CDs are coming out of dusty attics.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
Did attics figure in O’Connor’s œuvre?
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Bats and rodents also sometimes nest in attics and other undisturbed areas.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The EAMTs often find kittens that were born or hidden in car engines or attics.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
If given the opportunity, these bugs will squeeze into houses, attics and other structures looking for a place to shelter from the cold, says Bertone.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Want to shoot some PepperBall into vehicles or basements or crawl spaces or attics?
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
One building has extensive charring on a staircase, and both units have severe damage to the attics, including holes that fire personnel cut in the course of extinguishing the fire.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Even retro gaming consoles and physical CDs are coming out of dusty attics.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
Did attics figure in O’Connor’s œuvre?
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Bats and rodents also sometimes nest in attics and other undisturbed areas.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attics
lofts
Noun
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Playful prints, vivid colors, and global finds bring personality to every type of home, from industrial lofts to beach retreats.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The brewhouse building would hold the marketplace and 84 artist lofts.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Attics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attics. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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