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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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Boaters can sail right up to the dock and step ashore for a meal on the deck, where the sunset views facing west over the Tolomoto River are a wonder to behold.
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
The region will feel the effects of a Catalina eddy, a system that churns in a counter-clockwise direction, funneling moisture ashore, creating a thick marine layer that can extend all the way to the mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
The next morning, passengers come ashore in Zodiac boats, nearly tripling the population of the village for a few hours—shuffling up and down the gravel streets, still wearing their life jackets.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
But Weigand is more concerned that any representative would understand the specific issues important to Newport Beach, especially regarding sand replenishment, nearby John Wayne Airport or migrant boats coming ashore.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
The region will feel the effects of a Catalina eddy, a system that churns in a counter-clockwise direction, funneling moisture ashore, creating a thick marine layer that can extend all the way to the mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
The next morning, passengers come ashore in Zodiac boats, nearly tripling the population of the village for a few hours—shuffling up and down the gravel streets, still wearing their life jackets.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
But Weigand is more concerned that any representative would understand the specific issues important to Newport Beach, especially regarding sand replenishment, nearby John Wayne Airport or migrant boats coming ashore.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashore. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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ashore
adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r 
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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