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ashore

adverb as in toward, onto land from water

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Melissa caused at least 59 deaths and massive destruction across the Caribbean this week, notably in Jamaica where it roared ashore as a top-strength Category 5 hurricane, before striking eastern Cuba.

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At least 19 people in Jamaica have died as a result of Hurricane Melissa which devastated the island nation when it roared ashore this week, a government minister told broadcasters late Thursday.

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If strikes on naval and air force targets ashore don’t force Maduro to resign, the next round of strikes could go after leadership targets, he said.

To better track survival trends, the research team took a different approach by examining stranded dolphins that had washed ashore along the Bay of Biscay.

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In one version of Irish myth, selkies were seals that turned into beautiful women at night when they went ashore.

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

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