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 Pat ran back downstairs and found Lindsay lying outside, barely conscious. Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Taking on diamond giant De Beers In the diamond-trading hall downstairs from HB’s offices, the mugshots of bad creditors and swindlers are displayed on a peg board. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 Some took the elevators downstairs to watch the landlord perform. Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 Go downstairs to start the coffee in the French press, then go back upstairs to get dressed (joggers and a comfy T-shirt) before heading back down to finish getting the coffee made. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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