REEFS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

reefs

noun

plural of reef

as in hazards

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Recent Examples of reefs The itinerary includes diving and snorkeling in some of the country’s most biodiverse reefs, with frequent sightings of manta rays, reef sharks and dolphins, as well as swimming alongside whale sharks in Saleh Bay. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

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Noun

Roughly half of losses from natural hazards worldwide are uninsured.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
That changed in early 2022, when California’s major insurers — State Farm, Allstate, Farmers and others — simultaneously began to shed thousands of policies because of their exposure to wildfire risk and other hazards.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hazards

Noun

Researchers think this happens because swapping stories about social bonds, unexpected dangers and survival are advantageous for our evolution.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of dangers

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Their ensuing ascent is defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Corus Entertainment Gossling knows the perils and profits of traditional pay TV and has positioned the Canadian broadcast giant to revamp its business model for the streaming age.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of perils

Noun

As literature scholar and archivist Jolie Braun writes, drawing on three memoirs from this era, women in that line of work had some distinct advantages but also faced serious hardships, both physical and social.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026
Witherspoon has been open about the hardships of being a young mom.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026

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