downstairs

adverb

Definition of downstairsnext
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 As the mother resumed telling the officer what happened, Ruiz allegedly came back downstairs and used several expletives toward her, police wrote. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Ellmaker chased Zenner downstairs with a knife, and his mother tried to intervene. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 In January, potential jurors waited downstairs of the Orange County Courthouse as tensions came to a boil between Edgar and his attorney after Edgar wrote a letter to the judge alleging Barrett refused to explore an insanity defense. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 There is so much going on at this party — between Debbie being attacked by the cult leader upstairs, to Robert having a manic dance episode downstairs, leading to him to jump into the pool and needing to be saved by Susan and Thom. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downstairs
  1. down
  2. over
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  • If all these additional investments pan out, only 10% of the world’s oil will need to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, down from 20% before the war.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of down
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  • Chelsea imposed a deadline for a £120m offer just over a week ago.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Chargers’ backup quarterback competition is over — for now.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of over

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“Downstairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downstairs. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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