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Recent Examples of attics
The big brown bat, a common species in the United States, likes to hang out in buildings, including the attics of homes.
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Tara Hohoff, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The reality is that garages, like basements and attics, often become dumping grounds for clutter.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Before moving day, make sure attics, garages, basements, and off-site storage units have been fully packed and emptied.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Crickets often find their way indoors by squeezing through small openings, especially in cluttered areas like garages, attics, and basements.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Most have buried their concentration camp stories in attics and basements and trash cans and boxes.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Those improvements include pipe insulation, walls, attics, weather stripping doors and windows and installing storm windows to prevent future disasters.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Risky locations can include garages, sheds, cabins, attics, barns and crawl spaces.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Tara Hohoff, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The reality is that garages, like basements and attics, often become dumping grounds for clutter.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Before moving day, make sure attics, garages, basements, and off-site storage units have been fully packed and emptied.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Crickets often find their way indoors by squeezing through small openings, especially in cluttered areas like garages, attics, and basements.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Most have buried their concentration camp stories in attics and basements and trash cans and boxes.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Those improvements include pipe insulation, walls, attics, weather stripping doors and windows and installing storm windows to prevent future disasters.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Risky locations can include garages, sheds, cabins, attics, barns and crawl spaces.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attics
lofts
Noun
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The Ruby's two bedrooms are both lofts.—
Adam Williams
May 18,
New Atlas,
18 May 2026
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Think Bauhaus bones layered with contemporary art, Altbau apartments with soaring ceilings and unapologetically eclectic collections, lofts where raw concrete meets museum-worthy lighting, and homes where vintage collections coexist alongside emerging artists’ pieces.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Attics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attics. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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