the upstairs

noun

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

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Did the upstairs house potentially illicit goings-on? Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 The Kramers turned the upstairs living quarters into a short‑term rental. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026 Then, through the upstairs window, moving shadows can be seen. Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026 In a perfect display of the upstairs-downstairs dynamic that fuels this whole franchise, João has to then tender out to pick up the damn thing. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 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 9 Mar. 2026.

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