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 Following some back-and-forth with customer service, a new mattress appeared downstairs in my apartment about a week after placing my order. Rebecca Grambone, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025 In the future, the space will host events, meetings, weddings in its spacious courtyard, and, down the road, a community kitchen downstairs that will serve as an incubator for startup food businesses. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025 He's lived downstairs with his owner for about ten years. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Fan favorite classics will return downstairs this season, specifically the Cantina (the Mexican food stand) and Anaheim Pizza. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
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  • Early in the second period, Matthews used his size to force a turnover down low and then force a few opportunities.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • My weight would go up and down over the years.
    Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Just over a week later, two men, Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection with the incident.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hensby was 3 over at the time, but then went birdie-birdie afterward to get to 1 under.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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