reefs

plural of reef

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reefs
Noun
  • Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Open windows let passengers and crew quickly see hazards outside and help first responders assess conditions.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Directed by Kim Ki-young, the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of infidelity, following a couple that hires a maid to help around the house while the wife is pregnant, only to have the young woman (Lee Eun-shim) destroy the family from the inside out.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For all of the perils of injecting it into the newsgathering process, AI tools have also come to be seen as useful and less-fraught ways to create efficiencies in editing, advertising and other areas.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The anthology drama débuted in 2011, and its creator, Charlie Brooker, quickly established his interest in the promise and perils of artificial intelligence.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As the harsh winter months approached, the French army was forced to retreat, but not without facing many hardships.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • An election for Wyandotte County sheriff this November comes on the heels of a year fraught with hardships for the department, including a deputy’s line of duty death and a jail worker charged with murder after an inmate died at the county detention center.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Reefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reefs. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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