the upstairs

noun

: the upper floors of a building
We're having the upstairs carpeted.

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And for those late nights and early mornings, the upstairs kitchenette, lovingly nicknamed the C&C Lounge (Coffee and Cocktails), serves the primary and guest bedrooms, offering a quiet retreat from the activity downstairs. Mina Loudermilk, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026 One of the upstairs bedrooms could be a media room. Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 Like Ford, Schmiede offers a window on each side of the high roof, ensuring the upstairs bed doesn't get too dark and gloomy for a proper morning wake-up. New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026 But Ritter delivered a brief but direct speech from the dais on the following day regarding decorum in the chamber, saying that the House rules prohibit overtly political displays by either legislators or the general public in the upstairs gallery. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the upstairs

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“The upstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20upstairs. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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