downstairs

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 In the aftermath of the rotunda altercation, police apprehended Stewart, leading him back downstairs to a room by the visitor center. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025 Salazar’s wife, Hope, dropped by the office to greet visitors while one of three granddaughters played downstairs. Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025 The series depicted the lives of the staff toiling downstairs at 165 Eaton Place and the wealthy Bellamy family living above. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 While Matty upstairs is suggesting that Julian may have buried evidence and taken a payoff, downstairs Olympia hears a suddenly familiar tale about how Amy’s own seemingly sweet husband turned out to be a manipulative creep. Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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