downstairs

adverb

Definition of downstairsnext
as in down
on or to a lower floor of a building He ran downstairs to answer the door. He lives downstairs from us.

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Recent Examples of downstairs When the spouse came downstairs at one point to check on them, the 3-year-old was stuck in the play set. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 The two lived in a two-family home in North Massapequa – Horner and his wife upstairs, Castle downstairs. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Had one of the vandals entered the kitchen downstairs and switched on the motor? — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 According to the documents, Hu, who allegedly refrained from participating in the hazing rituals, carried Zhang downstairs to wait for an ambulance. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downstairs
  1. down
  2. over
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  • Intel, the largest private employer in Oregon, also announced layoffs last month, impacting its data center operations and shrinking its workforce to 81,000 — down from more than 130,000 in 2022.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Nationally, only about 25% of homes are selling above their asking price, down from roughly 55% at the pandemic-era peak in 2022, according to Redfin.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of down
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  • The district is centered around Hartford, wrapping around up to the northwest toward Torrington and down and over to Bristol.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The glasses will run for up to 9 hours on a full charge, and the charging case can top them off seven times over.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
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