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as in risks
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
buying a house can be full of pitfalls for the unwary
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as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm
one of the pitfalls of ignorance is that people will also assume you're stupid
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Recent Examples of pitfalls
The pitfalls and danger of change.
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Other Tomato-Growing Mistakes There are several other pitfalls that can cost you your tomato yield.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
Keep your plants blooming by avoiding these pitfalls.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
Avoid common pitfalls Witnessing someone going through a PMAD can put you on an emotional rollercoaster.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 June 2026
But even if price action is muted, there are other pitfalls related to other trading vehicles which hold SpaceX equity.
—Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 10 June 2026
The Bruins’ success in the batter’s box also has helped raise the tide of a team that could’ve fallen into many pitfalls.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The patient who is using this must understand the limitations and pitfalls of these platforms.
—Hansa Bhargava, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
All Californians will feel the effect, and the pitfalls that will come are not worth the risk.
—Daniel Bunn, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Other Tomato-Growing Mistakes There are several other pitfalls that can cost you your tomato yield.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
Keep your plants blooming by avoiding these pitfalls.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
Avoid common pitfalls Witnessing someone going through a PMAD can put you on an emotional rollercoaster.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 June 2026
But even if price action is muted, there are other pitfalls related to other trading vehicles which hold SpaceX equity.
—Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 10 June 2026
The Bruins’ success in the batter’s box also has helped raise the tide of a team that could’ve fallen into many pitfalls.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The patient who is using this must understand the limitations and pitfalls of these platforms.
—Hansa Bhargava, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
All Californians will feel the effect, and the pitfalls that will come are not worth the risk.
—Daniel Bunn, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitfalls
Noun
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More than 83% of parents who responded said risks from social media outweighed benefits, while 90% backed a minimum age of 16 to access social media platforms.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The family additionally alleges that Roblox failed to adequately disclose the risks children face on the platform.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Sakahara later told his son he’d been beaten and kicked and only buckled after officers began to direct the threats at people around him, said Koji, who had confronted his father about his confession.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the main threats, and a tornado or two can’t be ruled out, especially in mid- to late afternoon in parts of eastern Kansas and western Missouri.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Legal glitches and hitches will eventually be found when AI laws are passed without suitable scrutiny and analysis.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The incidents involving contact with chains, trailer hitches, poles, and curbs indicate recurring limitations in detecting smaller or irregular obstacles, especially during reversing maneuvers.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Noun
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If deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, naval crews would be hoping for fewer dangers if the ceasefire holds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Family, issued the warning about the dangers of hot springs after Bobbie, then 5, came down with a sudden high fever last year.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Noun
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As a whole, this laptop can handle everyday tasks like browsing and run a few productivity programs at once without software snags.—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
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The gold plates effortlessly glided through both my real hair and the clip-ins, straightening them evenly without any snags.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The perils of that kind of life eventually landed him in prison.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The snag is that these perils are unusually hard to price.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Pitfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitfalls. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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