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Recent Examples of shallows
Instead of clear water and visible fins cutting through the shallows, the researchers were met with something far less cooperative.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay are Instagram classics, and the shallows off Maho Bay are known for sea turtles.
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David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Ten minutes later a cow moose come out of the willows 300 yards away, splashed through the shallows, and struck out across the cove.
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Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
That the wading herons need do little more than stand and open their mouths to receive the fish jumping from the shallows?
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Jeff Vandermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings.
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Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.
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Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Conditions are best in the morning before the wind picks up—and visibility is often strong enough to see schools moving through the shallows, along with stingrays and smaller reef species near the edges.
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Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Winter through spring draws anglers who cast from ladders in the shallows to reach deep drop-offs.
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Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay are Instagram classics, and the shallows off Maho Bay are known for sea turtles.
—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Ten minutes later a cow moose come out of the willows 300 yards away, splashed through the shallows, and struck out across the cove.
—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
That the wading herons need do little more than stand and open their mouths to receive the fish jumping from the shallows?
—
Jeff Vandermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings.
—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.
—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Conditions are best in the morning before the wind picks up—and visibility is often strong enough to see schools moving through the shallows, along with stingrays and smaller reef species near the edges.
—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Winter through spring draws anglers who cast from ladders in the shallows to reach deep drop-offs.
—
Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shallows
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The South China Sea tribunal in 2016 in the Hague has ruled that China cannot legally occupy the shoal.
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The assumption is that Lohar will either abandon pursuit or accidentally run the Bitchfist aground on the toothy shoals.
Noun
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When Phillips and his attorney failed to turn them over, the foundation subpoenaed the banks.
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Analyst Jack Lu and his team at the bank predict sodium-ion batteries will account for 20% of total battery deployment market share by 2030 and 37% in 2035.
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“Shallows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallows. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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