the upstairs

noun

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

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As the women trickle in one by one from the upstairs of the London West Hollywood for the shoot in the hotel’s ballroom, they are each met with hugs and compliments from the ladies who arrived before them. Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night came when Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun walked in with a group of friends just before the lights went down to take a seat in the upstairs VIP section. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025 That, and he's learned the upstairs apartment sometimes leads to him getting doggy treats. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.

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