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We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.
the seashells that wash ashore after a storm
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Indeed, in 1989, a group of scientists conceded in a paper that, overall, the amount of seafood coming ashore in Louisiana was increasing as the marsh disappeared.
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Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Many struggled to get their boats ashore against the relentless waves: In some case, onlookers helped frantic passengers get to safety, while other unmanned vessels broke free of their moorings, some sinking or crashing into nearby piers or other boats.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Erick came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 major hurricane, but landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The storm came ashore about 100 miles east of Acapulco, the city devastated by Hurricane Otis in October 2023.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
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Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Many struggled to get their boats ashore against the relentless waves: In some case, onlookers helped frantic passengers get to safety, while other unmanned vessels broke free of their moorings, some sinking or crashing into nearby piers or other boats.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Erick came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 major hurricane, but landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The storm came ashore about 100 miles east of Acapulco, the city devastated by Hurricane Otis in October 2023.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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