as in shallow
lacking significant physical depth
shoal waters of the bay meant that our ship had to be moored a considerable distance from shore
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
The same day, two US warships – littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati and the destroyer USS Higgins – were spotted about 30 nautical miles away from the shoal, reported Reuters.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
But China has effectively controlled the uninhabited shoal since 2012 by maintaining an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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
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Like other black bass, the new species was found in rocky shoals.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
The same day, two US warships – littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati and the destroyer USS Higgins – were spotted about 30 nautical miles away from the shoal, reported Reuters.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
But China has effectively controlled the uninhabited shoal since 2012 by maintaining an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoal
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After a motorcyclist spotted a small skull lying on the desert sand, four bodies were found in two shallow graves in the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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In shallow portions of springs and spring runs, this means thousands of happy feet trample and destroy vegetation.—
Christopher F. Meindl,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay The intimate, 39-room Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto, on the banks of Hozu River, gives front-row views of Arashiyama Hills’ kaleidoscopic colors in springtime as well as in autumn.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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The deal adds more than 350 bank branches to Fifth Third's almost 1,100 locations.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Shoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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