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shallows

NOUN
lagoon
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This is the kind of art that would find a suitable home in a crypto king’s Miami mansion, and whose pretense of depth can’t conceal its wallowing in the shallows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

They frequent the shallows surrounding Friday Harbor Labs, the UW research facility located on San Juan Island.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

Mothers, toddlers and lovers waded through the shallows like shore birds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

The craft then cruise along the coastline to pick up people waiting in the shallows.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

The lake reached closely to the base of the hills, obliging Taran to splash through the shallows.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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