lofts 1 of 2

plural of loft
as in attics
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building the cottage has two bedrooms on the ground floor and a second-floor loft that could be converted into a third one

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lofts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of loft

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Recent Examples of lofts
Noun
And the owners of one of Connecticut’s most popular shoreline lobster restaurants are fighting it, too, saying a series of four-story buildings with fifth-floor lofts would be too big. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 Bowen shares the listing with his partner, Zia O’Hara, whose clients often house-hunt in brownstone Brooklyn while dreaming of the light and air of downtown lofts — the rare combination that 281 seems to hold. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center. Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Rooms The Wythe Hotel translates its 1901 barrel-factory heritage into a collection of 69 character-rich rooms that feel more like private artist lofts than anything else. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 As impressive as many space-saving tiny houses are, not everyone is cut out for climbing into small lofts using movable ladders, or sleeping on a sofa bed every night. New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 In February, residents of the lofts turned down an offer from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124 in Kansas City, along with the National Electrical Contractors Association, to fix the sign for free, with one stipulation. Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 Ravens leaders also reimagined the Flock Yard, turning it into 20 lofts for personal parties. Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Not the part with cobblestone streets, $20 million lofts, and boutiques that sell $500 Japanese denim jeans. Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lofts
Noun
  • Pipes in attics, basements and crawl spaces may be exposed, and homeowners may be able to insulate these on their own, though novices might still want to leave this important job to a professional.
    Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Society was gifted with 30 wooden desks from the community that ended up in resident’s basements and attics.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spartans quarterback Steve Clarkson, throws for 285 yards, three touchdowns and scores on a three-yard keeper for the win after a Cardinal fumble.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Hagerty’s Royce Jenkins throws an 11 yard touchdown pass to Colton Hatfield.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Liev hangs back as his wife, Taylor, tosses a handful of worms inside to Grandma, Sizzurp, Fern, Pico, and Miu Miu—a clucking brood whose eggs are packed into custom cartons stamped Hazel’s Hens, named for the couple’s toddler daughter, Hazel Bee.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Philip Marlowe as Chandler’s private eye is a smooth talking, whiskey-drinking character who tosses suggestive suggestions and 38 revolvers around with equal aplomb.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hurls a deep ball toward Jefferson in double coverage, and McCardell stops the play.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The mathematical problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern the flow of fluids—from the whirlpool circling your bathtub’s drain to the turbulent winds El Niño hurls across the North American continent.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • That pressure flings some of the hot gas outward in the form of a wind.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • One of the deputies has a clear view of Young and fires his gun around three times.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the highlight, Marshall retrieves the ball and oddly fires it back to the infield, fooling no one.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Lofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lofts. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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