up·town
ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 
1
: of or relating to uptown
an uptown restaurant
2
: fashionably upscale
an uptown dress
uptown
adverb
up·town
ˈəp-ˌtau̇n
: the upper part of a city or town
also
: the residential district of a city or town
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
An uptown Minneapolis church put its money where its mouth was Saturday — or at least, where its communities' mouth was.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 2 Dec. 2025
Catching Astoria to relocate her has proved impossible so far — during her brief tenure uptown, NYPD officers repeatedly failed to nab her, leading her to wander into perilous traffic.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Billionaire former Mayor Michael Bloomberg famously declined to live in the mansion, opting instead to live in his own large uptown apartment and opening the home to public use.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
An uptown Minneapolis church put its money where its mouth was Saturday — or at least, where its communities' mouth was.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
Noun
Two data centers on a block on East Trade Street in uptown went virtually unnoticed until one of them filed for expansion in September.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Dec. 2025
Catching Astoria to relocate her has proved impossible so far — during her brief tenure uptown, NYPD officers repeatedly failed to nab her, leading her to wander into perilous traffic.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Uptown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptown. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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