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noun

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of loft

as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver

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The Moline is being renovated with retail space and more than 100 lofts. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 The interior measures 520 sq ft (48 sq m), including its lofts, which is roughly equivalent to a small city apartment. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 The wall is flanked by works by Lynda Benglis, Eva Hesse and Tom Wesselmann, presumably produced in their Bowery lofts. — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The rooms Choose from 25 rooms, lofts, suites, plus a few longer-term residences, including a standalone townhouse located on the third floor of the circa-1796 Lequeux-Williams House, above Lowland restaurant. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Along with a 10-room inn, there are two lofts available in Gagnon’s former workshop. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 The four-story hotel features 88 studios, 12 lofts and six suites, including a signature suite that spans 2,250 square feet. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 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

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Noun

The plan could include more efficiency programs, like curtailing data center operations on hot days and paying residential customers to insulate their attics.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Ensure proper ventilation in basements, attics, and crawl spaces.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of attics

Verb

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S rubber provides exceptional grip, though throws-up plenty of road noise.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where LPGA star Charley Hull throws her bikini in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ring for the first time.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of throws

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Surveillance footage of the incident shared by Palermo Today shows a number of passengers throwing punches, before one guest flings a chair at another.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of flings

Verb

Jason fires a 3-D harpoon into the eye of Vera Sanchez (Catherine Parks), and later crushes the skull of Rick Bombay (Paul Kratka), causing his eyes to pop out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
After all, what could go wrong sitting atop three million barrels of oil while a hostile country fires missiles and drones at it?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

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