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
Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
The actions of Chinese vessels in the shoal this week also resulted in a collision of two of them, Manila said, the first such known in the area.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 June 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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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 actions of Chinese vessels in the shoal this week also resulted in a collision of two of them, Manila said, the first such known in the area.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Obviously, other nations would like to see that, and this is a perfect way to scuttle the USS America on the shoals of Iran.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 June 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoal
Adjective
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These mums feature small flowers that grow in a dome shape and have stolons, or shallow runners, at their base.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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O’Steen bludgeoned Marissa Grimes, dug a shallow grave for her under his house in west Fort Worth and for 10 days lived above where police later sawed open the floor to expose Grimes’ decomposing 135-pound body, prosecutors have argued that the evidence shows.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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The arrest marked Luchin's second brush with bank robbery charges.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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The bank raised its price target to $175 from $155, signaling 11% upside from Friday’s close.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Shoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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