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
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
And for decades, every attempt to create legal access has foundered on the rocky shoals of property rights and lumbering bureaucracy.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoal
Adjective
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Then sawfish began washing up dead in the same shallow waters, launching an unusual rescue effort.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2025
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And that reactivity leads to poor decisions, inconsistent follow-through, and shallow innovation.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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This change made bank reserves held at the Fed essentially interchangeable with short-term government debt.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But the banks have set the tone, and the pastiche that closed out the week all came in very strong.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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“Shoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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