reefs

plural of reef

Example Sentences

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
  • Unknown dangers Many personal care products — from lipstick to shampoo and moisturizer — still contain potentially toxic chemicals.
    Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Sherrill, who is also a former federal prosecutor, has blasted Ciattarelli's former medical publishing company for producing materials downplaying the dangers of opioids.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As was the case in Hulu’s The Girl from Plainville, Macmanus is attuned to the quiet perils of teenage life.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 10 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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