as in banks
a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow
the shoals off Nantucket Island are famous as the final resting places of many ill-fated ships
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Recent Examples of shoals
Also of note is the Landsford Canal State Park in May or June, when the riverside is covered in rocky shoals spider lilies.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoals
Noun
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Some South Carolina banks stock the bills during football season, but in most places, fans place special orders at their local branches.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Shares of Affirm have surged more than 40% so far this year, putting the value of the company around $28 billion, helped by a belief among investors that buy-now-pay-later companies may take away market share from traditional banks and credit cards.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The aquatic plant once lined the shallows off the bay’s shoreline from Sausalito’s Spinnaker restaurant north to the Strawberry Peninsula point — the second largest bed in San Francisco Bay.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kayak through tranquil mangrove forests, where herons and egrets wade in the shallows.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Shoals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoals. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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