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There were private rooms downstairs, while upstairs, a lofted sleeping space had individual beds with privacy curtains.
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Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Mia is sleeping downstairs, and Leo is munching on the cuff of my sweater.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
Two members of Nadler’s staff had gone downstairs to observe and, when tensions flared, invited the activists upstairs to defuse the situation.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
The inspiration behind turning it into a musical instrument evolved from the poor insulation: the couple could hear their next-door neighbor rehearse through the walls while downstairs, and their co-resident could be heard hammering daily in his hardware store.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Mia is sleeping downstairs, and Leo is munching on the cuff of my sweater.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
Two members of Nadler’s staff had gone downstairs to observe and, when tensions flared, invited the activists upstairs to defuse the situation.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
The inspiration behind turning it into a musical instrument evolved from the poor insulation: the couple could hear their next-door neighbor rehearse through the walls while downstairs, and their co-resident could be heard hammering daily in his hardware store.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downstairs
Adverb
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Add extra blankets and sheets made from feathers, down, or wool to trap heat.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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This was down from 17,972 in the prior financial year, and below a forecast 16,800-17,200.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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If cheap energy helps drive down inflation and gives the Fed room to cut rates significantly, the subsidy could theoretically pay for itself multiple times over.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Netflix will release the back half of The Sandman season 2 on July 24, and even though the Prodigal turned himself into the cosmos, that doesn't mean his story is officially over.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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