the seaside

noun

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

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The story follows Alex, a photographer and young father in London, who faces an unexpected accident by the seaside, which forces him to contend with how quickly an idyllic life can slip away. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 But the seaside village just north of Surfside and south of Haulover has a history beyond shopping for Gucci. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 The North Shore beaches were raw and windswept, the seaside shops vacant. Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Nineteen months after the Palisades Fire leveled much of the seaside community, scars of the blaze are increasingly overshadowed by signs of progress. N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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