Upstate
adverb
Towards or in the northern parts of a state, especially New York.
Last year, we went upstate for our vacation.
Often appears as...
- move upstate
- drive upstate
adjective
Located in or relating to the northern parts of a state, especially New York.
They own an upstate property.
Often appears as...
- upstate area
- upstate new york
noun
The northern parts of a state of the United States, especially New York.
We live in upstate. The air is so fresh there.
Often appears as...
- living in upstate
- moving to upstate
adverb
Towards or in the northern parts of a state, especially New York.
Last year, we went upstate for our vacation.
Often appears as...
- move upstate
- drive upstate
adjective
Located in or relating to the northern parts of a state, especially New York.
They own an upstate property.
Often appears as...
- upstate area
- upstate new york
noun
The northern parts of a state of the United States, especially New York.
We live in upstate. The air is so fresh there.
Often appears as...
- living in upstate
- moving to upstate
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Usage
Commonly refers to non-urban areas, hinting at quieter, less crowded places.
She’s happier living upstate away from the city noise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just New York
While often used for New York, 'upstate' can describe the northern region of any state.
My uncle farms upstate in Illinois.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel Direction
Used to indicate travel direction towards the state's northern parts.
We're heading upstate this weekend for a getaway.
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Usage
Commonly refers to non-urban areas, hinting at quieter, less crowded places.
She’s happier living upstate away from the city noise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just New York
While often used for New York, 'upstate' can describe the northern region of any state.
My uncle farms upstate in Illinois.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel Direction
Used to indicate travel direction towards the state's northern parts.
We're heading upstate this weekend for a getaway.
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Usage
Commonly refers to non-urban areas, hinting at quieter, less crowded places.
She’s happier living upstate away from the city noise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just New York
While often used for New York, 'upstate' can describe the northern region of any state.
My uncle farms upstate in Illinois.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel Direction
Used to indicate travel direction towards the state's northern parts.
We're heading upstate this weekend for a getaway.
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So you have to be there. And in my point, if you talk about immaterial art, music is the highest -- absolutely highest art of all, because it's the most immaterial. And then after this is performance, and then everything else. That's my subjective way. This institute is going to happen in Hudson, upstate New York,
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Anna Mracek Dietrich: A...
than when you managed to tick off all of your test objectives the first time through. Still, we very much wanted to see the aircraft that we'd all helped build in the air, off the ground, like it was supposed to be. And on our third high-speed testing deployment on a bitter cold morning in upstate New York,
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A plane you can drive -...
very much wanted to see the aircraft that we'd all helped build in the air off the ground like it was supposed to be and on our third high-speed testing deployment on a bitter cold morning in upstate New York we got to do that for first time the picture behind me was stopped by the copilot in our chase
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The trauma of systematic...
is that she lived to be 93 years old, and she didn't live just an ordinary life; uh-uh. She was standing up for the good guys. She married a younger man. She adopted a child. I'm not kidding. She lived. And I drove up to her house of freedom in upstate New York, and she had planted apple trees,
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Photographing the...
which is a horse rescue in upstate New York. It's this really interesting place where horses are living a life that you're not accustomed to seeing. They're letting animals live in a really different and unique way, and the animals are relating to people in a really unique way.
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Naif Al-Mutawa:...
The first one, they said Saudi Arabia. There was no debate. The second one, they were actually split between Saudi and Afghanistan. What blew their mind was the first one took place in India, it was the party of a Hindu God. The second one took place in upstate New York.
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Insightful human...
Or, "Now I'm a professor of engineering at NYU, but actually I'm an artist." If you go upstate, you see "dinosaur." That's Syracuse. The best place to eat in Syracuse, New York, is a Hell's Angels barbecue joint called Dinosaur Barbecue.
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My descent into...
Darrell is from upstate New York. He had read my memoir, and he was really upset about the ending. You see, I'd gotten out of the movement and he was still in. And he emailed me and he said,
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The anti-CEO playbook PIPE...
I took one of my most important drives of my life. I was on this road in upstate New York, trying to find this old factory. The day before, I received a flyer in the mail
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Information architecture...
this house upstate New York it's mostly glass but it has different shapes to accommodate the functions that the Kelly's use we wanted something very
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An Art Made of Trust,...
So you have to be there. And in my point, if you talk about immaterial art, music is the highest -- absolutely highest art of all, because it's the most immaterial. And then after this is performance, and then everything else. That's my subjective way. This institute is going to happen in Hudson, upstate New York,
Video examples
Anna Mracek Dietrich: A...
than when you managed to tick off all of your test objectives the first time through. Still, we very much wanted to see the aircraft that we'd all helped build in the air, off the ground, like it was supposed to be. And on our third high-speed testing deployment on a bitter cold morning in upstate New York,
Video examples
A plane you can drive -...
very much wanted to see the aircraft that we'd all helped build in the air off the ground like it was supposed to be and on our third high-speed testing deployment on a bitter cold morning in upstate New York we got to do that for first time the picture behind me was stopped by the copilot in our chase
Video examples
The trauma of systematic...
is that she lived to be 93 years old, and she didn't live just an ordinary life; uh-uh. She was standing up for the good guys. She married a younger man. She adopted a child. I'm not kidding. She lived. And I drove up to her house of freedom in upstate New York, and she had planted apple trees,
Video examples
Photographing the...
which is a horse rescue in upstate New York. It's this really interesting place where horses are living a life that you're not accustomed to seeing. They're letting animals live in a really different and unique way, and the animals are relating to people in a really unique way.
Video examples
Naif Al-Mutawa:...
The first one, they said Saudi Arabia. There was no debate. The second one, they were actually split between Saudi and Afghanistan. What blew their mind was the first one took place in India, it was the party of a Hindu God. The second one took place in upstate New York.
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Insightful human...
Or, "Now I'm a professor of engineering at NYU, but actually I'm an artist." If you go upstate, you see "dinosaur." That's Syracuse. The best place to eat in Syracuse, New York, is a Hell's Angels barbecue joint called Dinosaur Barbecue.
Video examples
My descent into...
Darrell is from upstate New York. He had read my memoir, and he was really upset about the ending. You see, I'd gotten out of the movement and he was still in. And he emailed me and he said,
Video examples
The anti-CEO playbook PIPE...
I took one of my most important drives of my life. I was on this road in upstate New York, trying to find this old factory. The day before, I received a flyer in the mail
Video examples
Information architecture...
this house upstate New York it's mostly glass but it has different shapes to accommodate the functions that the Kelly's use we wanted something very
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Gus Dapperton
American Musician
I grew up producing hip-hop music, actually. I was producing for my friends, who were all rappers in upstate New York, where I'm from. But in the eighth grade, we had this songwriting contest in our school, and I got really excited about it and actually won. After that, I just kept making music forever.
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Daryl Hall
American Musician
I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn't go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!
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Vic Mensa
American Musician
My mother was from upstate New York; she's of Irish and German descent. My father was from Ghana.
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Jasmine Cephas Jones
American Actress
I've lived in the same apartment since seventh grade. It's in my name now; my mom moved upstate.
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Hamdi Ulukaya
Turkish Businessman
I started a feta cheese company, Euphrates, in upstate New York in 2002.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.
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Bill Pullman
American Actor
I was brought up in a very small town in upstate New York.
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Kathy Hochul
I love upstate, I love downstate, I love the whole state.
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Anna Ewers
German Model
I like to head upstate to the Catskills, to Woodstock.
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Boyd Holbrook
American Model
I actually moved to upstate New York to the country.
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Gus Dapperton
American Musician
I grew up producing hip-hop music, actually. I was producing for my friends, who were all rappers in upstate New York, where I'm from. But in the eighth grade, we had this songwriting contest in our school, and I got really excited about it and actually won. After that, I just kept making music forever.
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Daryl Hall
American Musician
I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn't go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!
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Vic Mensa
American Musician
My mother was from upstate New York; she's of Irish and German descent. My father was from Ghana.
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Jasmine Cephas Jones
American Actress
I've lived in the same apartment since seventh grade. It's in my name now; my mom moved upstate.
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Hamdi Ulukaya
Turkish Businessman
I started a feta cheese company, Euphrates, in upstate New York in 2002.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.
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Bill Pullman
American Actor
I was brought up in a very small town in upstate New York.
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Kathy Hochul
I love upstate, I love downstate, I love the whole state.
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Anna Ewers
German Model
I like to head upstate to the Catskills, to Woodstock.
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Boyd Holbrook
American Model
I actually moved to upstate New York to the country.
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