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 There is a treatment room with products by Professor Augustinus Bader (among the best of our day and age), and downstairs, there is a wet area with a whirlpool, Vichy showers, and an ice bath to cool down after the sauna (there is also an infrared one), hammam, and steam bath. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026 And the Dublin Underground was right downstairs. Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Ortega’s character was Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) downstairs neighbor. Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 Elsewhere in the space, the new homeowner can take advantage of the game room upstairs that’s equipped with a multisport simulator, or the lounge downstairs with a multi-screen experience that’s ideal for game days or movie nights. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
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  • Adebayo took his hard fall when tripped by the hand of Ball while saving the ball from going out of bounds beneath the Heat basket with the Heat down 28-26.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The companies' updates also weighed on the broader luxury sector, with Burberry, Christian Dior, LVMH, and Moncler the worst performers in the pan-European Stoxx 600 index, down between 2% and 3% each.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • Many did not believe that their ordeal was really over.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Its goal is to emerge from bankruptcy protection before the summer is over, but the West Chester, Pennsylvania, company warned that its access to funding is difficult to predict.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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