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Recent Examples of attics
Pour It into a Small Bowl For storage areas like garages and attics, where mice may enter more easily, set small open containers or bowls of undiluted vinegar in corners.
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Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
The pandemic was good for eBay’s business for a time as more people stuck at home supplemented their income by selling items from their attics.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Block entry to voids or attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Allen now makes and sells Safe Soss (pronounced like sauce), which include carbon filters or guards for attics and vents, fiberglass heat-resistant ember-stopping tape and a spray fire retardant that can work from a garden hose, all of which recently became available at a major hardware chain.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
From attics filled with secrets and dragon war colleges to the jungles of Vietnam and the beaches of Newport, audiobooks can transport listeners to some unforgettable places.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Projects such as additions, finished attics, basements and other substantial improvements have resulted in measurable increases in assessed value.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Water supply pipes in unheated interior areas, including basements, crawl spaces, attics, garages and cabinets.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
The pandemic was good for eBay’s business for a time as more people stuck at home supplemented their income by selling items from their attics.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Block entry to voids or attics.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Allen now makes and sells Safe Soss (pronounced like sauce), which include carbon filters or guards for attics and vents, fiberglass heat-resistant ember-stopping tape and a spray fire retardant that can work from a garden hose, all of which recently became available at a major hardware chain.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
From attics filled with secrets and dragon war colleges to the jungles of Vietnam and the beaches of Newport, audiobooks can transport listeners to some unforgettable places.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Projects such as additions, finished attics, basements and other substantial improvements have resulted in measurable increases in assessed value.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Water supply pipes in unheated interior areas, including basements, crawl spaces, attics, garages and cabinets.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attics
lofts
Noun
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There are two bedrooms in the Rasa, both of which are standard lofts with a low ceiling and space for a double bed each.—
Adam Williams
May 03,
New Atlas,
3 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 13 May. 2026.
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