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Recent Examples of cay
Cayo Falcones is a cay, or small island, off Cuba’s north coast, near Corralillo, a rural town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Beyond its unique wildlife, the uninhabited cay offers white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and excellent snorkeling.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Begin the day exploring hidden coves, snorkeling among eagle rays or paddling to uninhabited cays through bespoke Adventures by Salterra, then return to unwind in your private ocean-view sanctuary.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Consisting of three main islands—St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John—along with a smattering of 50 small islets and cays, the USVI offers travelers an Edenic island escape with experiences that are exotic, but easily attainable.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Beyond its unique wildlife, the uninhabited cay offers white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and excellent snorkeling.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Begin the day exploring hidden coves, snorkeling among eagle rays or paddling to uninhabited cays through bespoke Adventures by Salterra, then return to unwind in your private ocean-view sanctuary.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Consisting of three main islands—St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John—along with a smattering of 50 small islets and cays, the USVI offers travelers an Edenic island escape with experiences that are exotic, but easily attainable.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cay
Noun
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The plan involves the island of Minamitorishima, a coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pritzker Prize–winning architect Tadao Ando designed the Naoshima New Museum of Art, which opened last May, overlooking the remote atolls of the Seto Inland Sea.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aurigny, an airline based out of Guernsey, an island in the English Channel, has cancelled some flights from mid-April stretching into early June as a result of the war.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Guests can participate in coral reef restoration, ecological monitoring and other hands-on initiatives that help decrease The Nam Hai’s environmental footprint.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Stay entertained with tennis, Zumba, and dance contests, while nearby cenotes, snorkeling, and the world’s second-largest coral reef add to the excitement.—
Sheryl Nance Nash,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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