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Definition of atticnext
as in loft
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building rented the attic out to a college student

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adjective

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Recent Examples of attic
Noun
Now the leaky attic, once dominated by white sheetrock, is something of a magical escape. Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026 Ratia recommends adding more insulation to your attic, increasing attic ventilation, and installing heat ropes in your gutters. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026 The water then builds up, finds its way under the shingles and any cracks, back into the attic and then through the ceiling. Mamie Bah, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 Flames quickly spread into the attic, turning what appeared to be a small flare-up into a major fire. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
Noun
  • Buyers can also opt for a floorplan with a loft or bonus room.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Clark added a deck accessible from the loft/office area, offering views of Lynn Family Stadium and the Big Four Bridge.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Dallas area was a hotbed of competitive debate, and, at first, the oratorical polish of Kuang’s teammates was intimidating.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Chicago-based like the Jacksons — the play originated at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in that city — they, too, are headed by an oratorical pastor who, in his youth, worked closely with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The cast features nonprofessional actors drawn from the area; their declamatory style of performance, along with Mateus’s hieratic images, endow the movie’s dramatic realism with the power of myth. 19.
    JUSTIN CHANG, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Yet the power in these two performances isn’t supplemented by much texture in the stern, declamatory writing: There’s little sense of how this relationship functions, or once functioned, outside these particularly fraught scenes.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The duet is unabashedly sappy, its lyrics full of period-perfect, flowery Medieval revivalism tropes.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The latter is breezier, decked out in caramel shades with geometric lights and flowery furniture.
    Laura Goulden, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • There was no grandiose plan, but that’s what Jimmy and I knew.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But their rise has also attracted a slew of criticism, fueled in recent decades by the grandiose lifestyles and criminal convictions of some godmen.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Early in the evening, brand chief executive officer Kentaro Nishimura greeted Uma Thurman, who was wearing a Mikimoto pendant tassel necklace with 427 Akoya cultured pearls and a 12-carat tanzanite.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Skyr Skyr is an Icelandic cultured dairy product made from skim milk and thermophilic lactic acid bacteria cultures.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s folks that tend to be more florid and folks that are more Hemingway-esque.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Neolithic art in Orkney tends to be angular and abstract—less florid than the spirals seen in Irish tombs.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • In return, partners would be recognized through tasteful plaques, signage and honors throughout the park, celebrating civic leadership rather than hiding revenue collection behind parking meters.
    Shane Harris, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While Oxford colleges are not five-star hotels, my room was tasteful, comfortable, and spacious.
    Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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