shallows

plural of shallow
as in shoal
a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow we waded through the shallows looking for tadpoles

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Noun
  • Visitors willing to climb to the top can experience the breathtaking panoramic view of the island, Cape Fear River, and nearby shoals.
    USA Today, USA Today, 11 June 2025
  • The pace exhausted the crew, but when a lookout spotted a shoal of sperm whales on the morning of November 20, the sailors lowered and manned the whale boats in pursuit nonetheless.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
  • 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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“Shallows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shallows. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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