shallows

plural of shallow
as in shoal
a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow we waded through the shallows looking for tadpoles

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Noun
  • Huangyan Island is the name China uses to refer to the shoal, which has been the subject of a maritime dispute between China and the Philippines.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The 805 measures 83 feet in length with a beam just over 21 feet and a draft of between 11.2 feet on the standard keel and 8.7 feet on the shoal keel.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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  • For fintechs that need bank data, the complications are significant.
    AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Kurt's key takeaways Phishing scams like this Chase bank email are getting harder to spot.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Shallows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallows. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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