the upstairs

noun

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

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Sliding doors from the upstairs bedroom led out to a spacious deck. Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Local lore says the upstairs mezzanine at Hereafter was once a Civil War map room. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025 Backroom deals were struck between politicians and judges, and the upstairs once hosted a fair share of gambling and general mischief. Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025 The men then woke up the man’s wife and their son, both at gunpoint, bound them with zip ties and forced them to lie on the floor of the upstairs bedroom, the complaint states. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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