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ashore

adverb as in toward, onto land from water

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With the Lombardi Trophy safely ashore, they crowded onto a stage to dance.

Wind is easy to bring ashore to the 8 million people in the Big Apple.

The crew of the Donaldson came ashore expecting to find the five explorers.

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Galloway is trailing, but if there’s a blue wave coming, she could be washed ashore as a surprise winner.

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Researchers say that the true death toll is likely far larger since most whales struck by ships sink to the bottom of the ocean rather than wash ashore.

On June 6, 1944, the greatest amphibious force ever assembled began to fight its way ashore.

"U.S.," he said next, pointing to where we stood, shaking his head to indicate that he wouldn't step ashore.

My novel starts in New Salem, as Lincoln is washed ashore as a young man who has yet to define himself.

Here he is describing the state of the body when it is hauled ashore: “Its humanity had been lost to the ravages of nature.”

Edward had crossed the Channel to put an army ashore in Flanders.

This vessel, loaded with supplies, went ashore and was lost; and one hundred and twenty Japanese and three Dutchmen were drowned.

He has been ashore at Kum Kale and reports violent fighting and, for the time being, victory.

A few moments afterward he was seen dragging his own trunk ashore, while Mr. Hitchcock finished his story on the boiler deck.

I was right, so it seems, about getting ashore before the enemy could see to shoot out to sea.

There were machine guns here which wiped out the landing parties whenever they tried to get ashore North of the present line.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ashore, such as: aground, beached, on dry land, on land, on shore, and shorewards.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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