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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Recent Examples of shoal
Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Nearly every major American relationship in Asia—even with Washington’s two closest treaty allies, Japan and Australia—is heading for rockier shoals.
—Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But navigating the shoals of our time will require plenty of flexibility of mind to assess and interpret our changing times.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Given that Manila is clearly intent on patrols around the shoal.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
After President Emmanuel Macron of France navigated his meeting with President Trump on Monday, skirting the rockiest shoals but making little headway, Mr. Starmer, the British prime minister, will meet Mr. Trump on Thursday to plead for the United States not to abandon Ukraine.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Nearly every major American relationship in Asia—even with Washington’s two closest treaty allies, Japan and Australia—is heading for rockier shoals.
—Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But navigating the shoals of our time will require plenty of flexibility of mind to assess and interpret our changing times.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Given that Manila is clearly intent on patrols around the shoal.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoal
Adjective
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As the protagonist/antihero, audiences meet everyone through his eyes (and imperious narration) — and in his view, most people are shallow and irritating, especially the residents of Madre Linda.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
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The earthquake had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (about 6 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey, with its epicenter about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara.—
Suzan Fraser,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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This is one of those months when some Social Security recipients may have three checks hit their bank account.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Shoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoal. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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