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 The second-floor roommate eventually went downstairs and the two surviving roommates fell asleep, according to a recent legal filing from Kohberger’s defense. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2025 As for the building’s downstairs, that is also designed to meet a pressing need for local creatives. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025 Did anyone else think that Elizabeth had crept downstairs and met her maker? Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025 If all that is known downstairs is what makes millions call Zabar’s a food mecca, then the upstairs should now be known as a grandiose gallery of gadgets. Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 25 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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