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Recent Examples of attic
Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
In the film, released February 21, O’Brien plays Petey, the son of Hal, who along with his twin brother Bill, experiences myriad horrors after rediscovering their father’s old toy monkey in the attic.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
The dress was designed by Attic Koncept and channeled royal energy.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 July 2024
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Noun
Osgood Perkins' adaptation of Stephen King's short story, which first was sold as a booklet included in Gallery Magazine in November 1980, tells the story of twin brothers Bill and Hal who find an old toy monkey in their late father's attic.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
In the film, released February 21, O’Brien plays Petey, the son of Hal, who along with his twin brother Bill, experiences myriad horrors after rediscovering their father’s old toy monkey in the attic.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Doctor Found Fatally Shot in Attic Concerned About Living Alone in Detroit Mansion: ‘Be Careful,’ Said Neighbor
Worthy also said that Hoover's white Range Rover, which was found with blood inside and blocking his driveway the day before his body was discovered, was allegedly linked to Burks.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
The dress was designed by Attic Koncept and channeled royal energy.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
Noun
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Downtown Manhattan Downtown Manhattan usually sets the tone for aspirational buyers with its cobblestone streets, lofts, and sleek minimalist vibe.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Inside, the three bedrooms include a loft with four twin beds in case your crew includes a few little ones.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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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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
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The music is stark, declamatory, and ironic in its use of gentler major-key harmonies for some of the darkest lines.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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There’s something dark budding beneath the flowery surface of NBC‘s Grosse Pointe Garden Society.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
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Kitty Fairy With tiny wings and a flowery crown, Kitty Fairy lives in the Fairy Tail Garden.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sorry to say, those grandiose visions have been debunked, see my discussion at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The research serves as an instructive case study on the mathematical limitations of SR models, despite sometimes grandiose marketing claims from AI vendors.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Housed in a 300-year-old colonial mansion, Amparo feels more like the private residence of a cultured friend than a hotel.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Gregg’s dance school, at the Bachelors’ Club in rural Tarbolton, was a steppingstone on Burns’s path to becoming cultured and, Innes said, most likely a place to meet women.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Set against the tumultuous cultural backdrop of Brazil, the album’s florid, psychedelic soul chronicles the relationship between a darker-skinned Black man and a lighter-skinned Black woman.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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According to Ohki, both were revolutionary interventions into an art establishment, expanding what was considered tasteful.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Instead, most of the action takes place in the actress’s tasteful West Village apartment, that blank Fidi restaurant, the coffee shop down the street.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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