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ashore

[uh-shawr, uh-shohr] / əˈʃɔr, əˈʃoʊr /
ADVERB
toward, onto land from water
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Antonyms
WEAK


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About six to eight hours after coming ashore, the seals' heart rates surged, sometimes climbing as high as 84 beats per minute.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Two bunnies were initially brought ashore before another was later found in hiding.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Then they’ll bring the astronauts back ashore as the Murtha slowly returns to San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

He added that parts of a damaged life raft, an barrel of lubricants and footwear had washed ashore, and officials were trying to establish if they were from the sunk Dena.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

As it happened, the place they came ashore was quite near to Carthage and Juno began at once to consider how she could turn this arrival to their disadvantage and the advantage of the Carthaginians.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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