the upstairs

noun

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

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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 The Emmy Award-winning show quickly became a global phenomenon, chronicling the upstairs-downstairs lives of the Crawley family and their staff in the early 20th century, through World War I and into the roaring ’20s. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025 Harrison FaceTimes Dexter and lets his dad guide him toward the stairs that lead to the upstairs penthouse and its secret vault. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 And Lisa Marie gave me the great privilege of access to areas other people are not allowed into, including the upstairs area, which is a gift. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 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 20 Sep. 2025.

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