the seaside

noun

chiefly British
: the areas or towns along or near the sea
a trip to the seaside

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Police cars were visible, but soldiers were not, and there were no street vendors in the seaside promenade. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026 Around the same time, the seaside was lost to reclamation as well. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026 Originally built as vacation homes in 1973, Muralla Roja (also known as the Red Wall) was meant to bring tourists to the seaside town of Calpe, which sits between Valencia and Alicante. Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026 Scott, who is currently starring in the ABC sitcom Shifting Gears alongside Tim Allen and Kat Dennings, also listed a Los Angeles compound in the seaside community of Venice in early 2024 for just shy of $5 million, but it has since been removed from the market. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the seaside

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“The seaside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seaside. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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