wash ashore
idiom
: to bring (something) onto the shore by waves
A lot of debris was washed ashore during the storm.
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Mediterranean waters wash ashore the balmy summer sands of Barcelona’s beaches as over 290,000 festival-goers assemble to dance the night away to the sounds of performing artists at 2025 Primavera Sound Barcelona.
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Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Key Biscayne had large swath’s of seaweed wash ashore on April 24.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The public is strongly advised not to approach, touch or collect any debris that may wash ashore.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
To have three dead gray whales wash ashore in a week's time is quite unusual.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Key Biscayne had large swath’s of seaweed wash ashore on April 24.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The public is strongly advised not to approach, touch or collect any debris that may wash ashore.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
To have three dead gray whales wash ashore in a week's time is quite unusual.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Wash ashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20ashore. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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