Alarms
Smoke detectors and alarms are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smoke detectors" instead a noun "Alarms".
Smoke detectors
Alarms and smoke detectors are semantically related. You can use "Alarms" instead a noun phrase "Smoke detectors".
Both terms in one sentence
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Other annoying modern noisemakers that may also be subject to this trope include smoke detectors/fire alarms, car alarms (usually requires demolishing the entire car to stop the noise), and carbon monoxide detectors.
Source: Ring... Ring... CRUNCH -
The reason for this is that regular smoke detectors cannot discern normal steam, which is expected to happen frequently when cooking, from the actual smoke of a fire, which would lead to frequent false alarms which in turn can lead to people ignoring a real alarm.
Source: Crying Wolf
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