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Recent Examples of attic
Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The attic was accessible through a small entrance to the building.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
Her debut album Boots was reissued by Light in the Attic Records two years ago.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
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Noun
Of course, five minutes in the attic on a summer day, or one accidental brush against the insulation, quickly drives home the reality that the attic is just an attic.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
The attic was accessible through a small entrance to the building.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Rain, who formed and performed in a band called Aleka's Attic with River, also honored her late brother through art.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
Her debut album Boots was reissued by Light in the Attic Records two years ago.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
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The lofts come with three parking spots and a private storage unit.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Peruvian fiber adds a bit of loft and lightness to the sweater.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Not merely because of his superior oratorical pizazz but also his remarkable style.Julian Randall, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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Yes, but: Some Democrats argue that the debate will be less of a referendum on oratorical skill and more of a clash of two different styles and worldviews.Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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But there’s nothing boring in Coppola’s realization of this culminating drama, and none in Driver’s declamatory enthusiasm.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Boots in the boudoir Spring/summer 2025 is going to be full of flowery feminine prints and floaty blouses and skirts if the Paris runway shows that end Tuesday are anything to go by.Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 1 Oct. 2024
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The album had a flowery psychedelic cover and was widely advertised in New York and California.James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Marshall was known for his use of ornate and grandiose designs, which often features intricate details and luxurious materials, according to the Benjamin Marshall Society.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Tuscan-style villa is grandiose in every sense of the word.Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The timeless gem gets a modern twist with the freshwater cultured pearls stationed along a 10k yellow gold rope chain.Brittany Talarico, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Not only was there overfishing but high-quality cultured pearls arrived, such as those from Mikimoto, first imported by Parisian jeweler Worms, followed by the 1929 financial crisis.Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Each episode is narrated by a different main character, and the voiceovers are florid and metaphor-driven — so much talk of ghosts, so few actual ghosts.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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And yes, the dialogue and atmosphere is exceedingly florid, courting camp if not crossing that line altogether.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The weighty subject of Whitehead’s novel seems to demand a straight story—the kind that announces its respect for the material through impressively unvarnished performances, dutiful attention to period trappings, a tasteful approach to the story’s violence.K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now, with the recent opening of her shop, along with Porta, Three 80 Atlantic, the Consistency Project, and Misha and Puff, among others, the block has become, almost by accident, an absurdly tasteful Main Street.Rachel Davies, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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