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Recent Examples of attics
The calendars that remain, found in attics and at church book sales, have become invaluable, teaching botanists how rising temperatures have altered flower habitat.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Avoid storage spaces where humidity may fluctuate (for example, attics or basements).
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
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.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.
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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.
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
Those improvements include pipe insulation, walls, attics, weather stripping doors and windows and installing storm windows to prevent future disasters.
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Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Risky locations can include garages, sheds, cabins, attics, barns and crawl spaces.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Avoid storage spaces where humidity may fluctuate (for example, attics or basements).
—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
The big brown bat, a common species in the United States, likes to hang out in buildings, including the attics of homes.
—
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
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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One of those lofts has a shelf/desk that can be used as a study space.
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Gansevoort Meatpacking is offering The Football Suite June 1—July 31 in lofts with soccer props, while Loews Regency New York Hotel’s Tailgate Rate Package comes with drink vouchers and upgrades June 11—July 5.
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“Attics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attics. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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