: the chiefly northerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is in the south
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From sleek, minimalist models that fit right in with the modern aesthetics of a city dweller's home to rustic, handcrafted options for your A-frame upstate, there are dozens of new models brimming with charm.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
Culturally, many locals attribute the crisp-yet-chewy consistency of their pizza dough to the city’s water supply stemming upstate from the Catskills.
—Miguel Otarola, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
The flakes first started falling upstate on Friday, with forecasters predicting 4 to 6 feet of snow for Watertown and other areas east of Lake Ontario by the the start of next week.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
New York State politicians enacted the Empire State Musical and Theatrical Tax Credit in 2014 to encourage producers to rehearse and present the national touring productions of their Broadway shows upstate.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
Culturally, many locals attribute the crisp-yet-chewy consistency of their pizza dough to the city’s water supply stemming upstate from the Catskills.
—Miguel Otarola, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
The flakes first started falling upstate on Friday, with forecasters predicting 4 to 6 feet of snow for Watertown and other areas east of Lake Ontario by the the start of next week.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
New York State politicians enacted the Empire State Musical and Theatrical Tax Credit in 2014 to encourage producers to rehearse and present the national touring productions of their Broadway shows upstate.
—Marc Hershberg, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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upstate
adjective
up·state
ˈəp-ˌstāt 
: of, relating to, or typical of a part of a state away from a large city and especially to the north
upstate
noun or adverb
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