the upstairs

noun

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

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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 Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 Unique to Palm Tree Club KC is the spritz flight, available at the upstairs lounge area, including two lavender hugo spritzes and two elderflower aperol spritzes. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 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 7 Oct. 2025.

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