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 Guests flowed between the smoking terrace upstairs – a favorite hangout of Moss and her friends – and the dining room downstairs where Italian staff dished out a surf-and-turf feast featuring yellowtail carpaccio, lobster cake with yuzu mayonnaise, roasted sea bass and beef fillet. Samantha Conti, WWD, 29 Nov. 2024 An angered Corcoran grabbed the file, went downstairs and confronted the four men before shooting them at close range, according to the filing. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Slim came downstairs to head to the bus, paused at said musician, and gently patted him on the back - ‘don’t worry, son... Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2024 Where to eat: The train concourse area itself doesn't have much, but the Union Station complex houses a mall-style food court downstairs with all the usual suspects. Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 Dec. 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 Jan. 2025.

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