Amy Chua

A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.

American Educator

Jane Leavy

By the 1880s, baseball was entrenched in the Cape's sandy soil. Semipro teams, commonplace before World War I, were organized into the first Cape Cod League in 1923 - Orleans joined the four original teams five years later. By 1940, the league had foundered on financial shoals and disbanded.

American Writer

Christopher Hitchens

Just as the humble, unassuming, assenting 'O.K.' has deposed the more affirmative 'Yes,' so the little cringe and hesitation and approximation of 'like' are a help to young people who are struggling to negotiate the shoals and rapids of ethnic identity, the street, and general correctness.

American Author

Christopher Columbus

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there.

Italian Explorer

Use 'shoal' when fish move together as if they're one organism, often for protection.

Group Behavior

'Shoal' is ideal for describing natural scenes where fish act collectively, not when they're spread apart.

Natural Observation

'Shoal' can indicate underwater risk areas to be avoided by ships or boats.

Navigational Hazard

Use this sense of 'shoal' in conversations about marine ecology or geography.

Environmental Vocabulary

Use 'shoal' as a verb to describe places where the depth of water becomes less.

Water Depth Changes

'Shoal' can be used to describe the gradual transformation of water bodies, not sudden depth changes.

Change Over Time

When living things come together quickly and temporarily, they 'shoal'.

Sudden Grouping

'Shoal' conveys intention behind the group formation, like seeking safety or social interaction.

Focus on Intent

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 swarm of your favorite food just opening your mouth and letting it leap in that's life from these playful Galapagos penguins in the waters off the Galapagos Islands the penguins drive the anchovy swarm into a shoal of shallow water bunching the throng even tighter making

Penguins vs. Pelicans PIPE...

 swarm of your favorite food just opening your mouth and letting it leap in that's life for these playful Galapagos penguins in the waters off the Galapagos Islands the penguins drive the anchovy swarm into a shoal of shallow water

Penguin vs. Pelican PIPE...

 unbelievable about a life on a shoal just around the corner big school to fish a lot of made it look like a baby IM see a little juvenile white sharks with position is we gave it a few passes we're gonna wear it work our way south

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 Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats, often swim together in shoals. Being out in the open without anywhere to hide makes them vulnerable,

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 Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action and shepherds his shoal like a sheepdog herding a flock.

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 A herd of wildebeests, a shoal of fish, a flock of birds. Many animals gather in large groups that are among the most wonderful spectacles in the natural world.

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 these female sharks are choosing they're picky about which males mate with them and when the wrong guy shows up she Shoals into waters deep as we're in now

Sharks in Love PIPE...

 beyond the limits of even advanced deep divers but they rise toward the surface every night in shoals of over a thousand to hunt bait fish

Shoal

A large group of fish swimming together.

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A shallow area in a body of water.

Often appears as...

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To become shallow.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

To gather in a large group.

Often appears as...

Group Behavior

Natural Observation

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