as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore
an oil spill that was devastating to inshore fisheries in the area
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Recent Examples of inshore
These reels were produced in every size imaginable, from tiny stream trout models to heavier varieties capable of taking on inshore saltwater species.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
Last month, on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season, a tank platform collapsed, pouring 14,000 gallons into Terrebonne Bay and ruining the catch.
—Lisa Friedman Bryan Tarnowski, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
They are often found in shallow bays and inshore tropical waters, and have also been found circling shipwrecks off the coast of the Eastern U.S.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2022
The conditions were immaculate, and other tow teams had appeared—coming in from the sea on skis, since the inshore white-water zone was still too ferocious to cross.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
Last month, on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season, a tank platform collapsed, pouring 14,000 gallons into Terrebonne Bay and ruining the catch.
—Lisa Friedman Bryan Tarnowski, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
They are often found in shallow bays and inshore tropical waters, and have also been found circling shipwrecks off the coast of the Eastern U.S.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2022
The conditions were immaculate, and other tow teams had appeared—coming in from the sea on skis, since the inshore white-water zone was still too ferocious to cross.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inshore
offshore
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In November, a wind power unit of their group’s insurance arm agreed to invest $1.65 billion for a 50% stake in an offshore wind farm in Taiwan, to be constructed and run by Danish energy company Ørsted.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The government has planned to double onshore wind and quadruple offshore wind by 2030, according to WindEurope, in pursuit of low-carbon goals.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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“Inshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inshore. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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