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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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Overall, there are far more rocks and shoals on the economic horizon than fair seas.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Shad like to gather in dense shoals in river backwaters, especially areas with warm water outflows from industrial operations, according to the DNR.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
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
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The shoal lies over 500 miles from China's southernmost province, Hainan, and about 140 miles east of Luzon Island, well within the U.S. ally's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Overall, there are far more rocks and shoals on the economic horizon than fair seas.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Shad like to gather in dense shoals in river backwaters, especially areas with warm water outflows from industrial operations, according to the DNR.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoal
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The case is drawing parallels to the 2020 death of Vanessa Guillen, the 20-year-old private first class who was last seen in the parking lot of her barracks, and was later found in a shallow grave near Fort Cavazos in Texas.—
Rosa Flores,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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The shape creates a shallower wave, creating texture that reads believable rather than crimped.—
Olivia Cigliano,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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Should these banks grow larger or regulators intervene, Chime’s business model becomes vulnerable, unsettling investor confidence.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Other photos shared by Rewilding Portugal in a June 13 Facebook post show the beaver sitting, holding something and climbing along the river bank.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Shoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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