uptown
Americanadverb
adjective
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moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town.
Take the uptown bus.
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of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious.
uptown fashions; uptown tastes.
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uptowns
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Relaxing with his team-mates in their hotel in uptown Charlotte, Ryan Christie watched the Lionel Messi show on Tuesday evening.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
He gleefully brought the startled players together with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, an uptown salsa and jazz band, for concerts at Lincoln Center and Washington Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Ahmad, his wife, and his two daughters eventually settled in uptown Oklahoma City, four miles northwest of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
In October, Texas troubadour Charley Crockett, who has derided the trap-inflected “bro country” coming out of Nashville, played a solo set at Lucinda’s before moving uptown for a three-night residency at Café Carlyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
What few cars were on the street whizzed their way uptown.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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