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Recent Examples of attic
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Scream watch on max Sinister Year: 2012 Runtime: 1h 51m
Director: Scott Derrickson
Before Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson helmed this unforgettable tale of a true crime writer (Ethan Hawke) who discovers some terrifying Super 8 home movies in his attic.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Partner Content, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
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
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Noun
James plays twins Bill and Hal, who discover their dad’s old monkey toy in the attic.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Scream watch on max Sinister Year: 2012 Runtime: 1h 51m
Director: Scott Derrickson
Before Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson helmed this unforgettable tale of a true crime writer (Ethan Hawke) who discovers some terrifying Super 8 home movies in his attic.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
When not in his room, Green headed upstairs to The Attic restaurant where there’s a specialty gin cocktail called the Dale Cooper.
—Partner Content, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attic
Noun
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Getty Research Institute architecture Interior Designer Explains Every Decision Behind This SoHo Loft Renovation Today, AD welcomes interior designer Darren Jett to tour one of his most recent design projects, a full Soho loft renovation.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
25 Jan. 2025
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Offered turnkey with all the furniture and instruments and accessed via a private elevator, the second-floor loft sports tons of character and nods to its deep musical roots.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 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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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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Over-indexing on strategy may lead to grandiose ambitions that wilt without the tactical discipline, metrics, and incentives that drive performance.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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And then there is Trump himself, who has grandiose ideas of his own, such as taking back control of the Panama Canal, levying tariffs on Mexico and Canada, purchasing Greenland, and getting countries in the region to accept U.S. deportees whose home countries have repeatedly refused to take them.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Nico Paz Nico Paz is the cultured attacking midfield player currently pulling the strings for Como 1907 in Italy.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Incorporation of photosynthetically active algal chloroplasts in cultured mammalian cells towards photosynthesis in animals.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Still, there’s great friction in this story line, because Bridger and Young’s dialogue is simultaneously so florid and pointed, and because the actors playing the Mormon baddies really gnaw on their villainy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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But sentimentality suits Flanagan, whose florid writing style is well matched by the high-concept ideas explored here.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sunshine combines with Barbie pink and lemon meringue walls to brighten up the space, while tasteful midcentury-modern furniture keeps it from leaning too hard into the Instagram aesthetic.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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Set in a 1916 residence, the inn pays homage to history but is outfitted in clean, tasteful, and modern finishes with a focus on comfort.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Attic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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