reefs

plural of reef

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reefs
Noun
  • Travel at a safe speed and keep a lookout for other boats, swimmers, and hazards.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • All rights reserved Late spring and summer offer a host of weather hazards that disrupt families.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Many experts have cautioned against the dangers of over-intervening during delivery; at the same time, the availability of clinical care, when properly deployed, has clearly saved countless lives.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • Wildfire experts have been warning for months that extreme fire dangers are likely this summer.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Such are the perils of popularity, all the more ironic because Oliver never intended to be a populist.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Companies continued to experience new perils as AI advanced and insurers continued to adapt.
    John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • So as opposed to, say, inspiring American leaders of all kinds, like a real explanation of the character of Harriet Tubman or of Chief Joseph or Americans struggled against real hardships.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

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“Reefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reefs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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