as in isle
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
the island of Hawaii is the largest in the Hawaiian archipelago
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An explosion and subsequent fire at a substation left 900,000 customers on the island without power in June 2021.
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Patricio Chile, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Traditional crafts demonstrations, cultural programs, and island tours are available.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The holiday season almost ended in tragedy for one family after a toddler nearly fell off a 400-foot cliff in Hawaii near the island's erupting Kilauea volcano.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
So begins The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s account of his trip around the coast of South America, between the islands of the Galápagos, and back to England—a journey that inspired his theory of evolution by natural selection.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Patricio Chile, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Traditional crafts demonstrations, cultural programs, and island tours are available.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The holiday season almost ended in tragedy for one family after a toddler nearly fell off a 400-foot cliff in Hawaii near the island's erupting Kilauea volcano.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
So begins The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s account of his trip around the coast of South America, between the islands of the Galápagos, and back to England—a journey that inspired his theory of evolution by natural selection.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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