: the chiefly northerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is in the south
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Their saying no to Sarcone upstate must be respected.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
And Leland was banished forever to a naughty mystical closet at the silent retreat upstate.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 July 2025
Brodsky has organized field trips for tenants to go to the North Fork for lunch and wine tastings or apple picking upstate to the tune of $70 a head.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Apr. 2025
He was then returned to New York, where he is being held upstate.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
And Leland was banished forever to a naughty mystical closet at the silent retreat upstate.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 July 2025
Brodsky has organized field trips for tenants to go to the North Fork for lunch and wine tastings or apple picking upstate to the tune of $70 a head.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Apr. 2025
He was then returned to New York, where he is being held upstate.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
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“Upstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstate. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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upstate
adjective
up·state
ˈəp-ˌstāt 
: of, relating to, or typical of a part of a state away from a large city and especially to the north
upstate
noun or adverb
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