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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Recent Examples of island
Researchers reviewing camera trap footage from a remote island off Panama found that a group of adolescent capuchin monkeys were routinely kidnapping baby howler monkeys and carrying them around like accessories.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
The house is a modest one-and-a-half-story Cape set on pilings with a crawl space enclosed by boards, built of native spruce and pine lumber that Mark and Fraser cut from the nearby islands.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
For years, immigrants from the neighboring Caribbean island have been allowed to open bank accounts and obtain special driver’s licenses that indicate their immigration status.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The kitchen’s highlights include a large island, two dishwashers, a double oven, gas stovetop and a hammered copper farm sink.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
The house is a modest one-and-a-half-story Cape set on pilings with a crawl space enclosed by boards, built of native spruce and pine lumber that Mark and Fraser cut from the nearby islands.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
For years, immigrants from the neighboring Caribbean island have been allowed to open bank accounts and obtain special driver’s licenses that indicate their immigration status.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The kitchen’s highlights include a large island, two dishwashers, a double oven, gas stovetop and a hammered copper farm sink.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for island
Noun
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The isle of Berk is an isolated, faraway land where the Vikings and dragons have been at enmity with one another for generations.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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The daily red-eye flight lands in Dubrovnik, and the sunny isle of Hvar is just a three-hour ferry ride away.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2025
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The project, launched on the atoll of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, is approximately 400 miles south of Guam, a U.S. territory and military hub considered key to Washington's ability to project power in the Asia-Pacific.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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In French Polynesia After touching down on the pristine atoll of Tetiaroa, once the retreat of Tahitian royalty, going barefoot on the warm, powder-soft sands will feel less like a choice and more like a natural response.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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