Oceanside
Americannoun
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a city in SW California.
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a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
Example Sentences
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A bizarre pursuit unfolded along the residential streets of Oceanside this week as a helicopter and half a dozen sheriff’s patrol cars chased a teen whizzing away from them on an electric dirt bike.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
And in the next few years, the area will also start recycling wastewater at new facilities, including San Diego’s Pure Water project as well as other recycling projects in Oceanside and eastern San Diego County.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
I grew up on New York’s Long Island, in Oceanside, a suburb that strangely isn’t on the ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Interstate 5 from San Clemente to Oceanside has long been one of California’s traffic choke points, with no other nearby alternative routes between Los Angeles and San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
From Los Angeles to Oceanside, Santa Fé Railway, 85 miles, fare $2.55; round trip, ten days, $4.60.
From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton
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