downstairs

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 It's located downstairs and includes a double bed and some storage, with ample headroom to stand upright. New Atlas, 15 June 2026 The primary suite has a Japanese soaking tub, and downstairs is a sauna. The Week Us, TheWeek, 14 June 2026 Crucially, the new suite experience is built around the kind of dining experience that would make sense downstairs. Lela London, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 My oldest, 9, had crept downstairs from her bed to catch some of the game. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
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    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026
  • Regulators continue to focus on runway safety, and FAA data shows there were 1,636 runway incursions in fiscal year 2025, down from 1,758 in 2024 and 1,760 in 2023.
    Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
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  • That's the final whistle and the game is over at nil-nil!
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • Brad Pitt may have scored a win in his yearslong winery dispute with ex Angelina Jolie, but the battle is far from over.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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