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
For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and damp nooks and crannies of a Mediterranean island.
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Irene Wright
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
This jar candle has a lovely fragrance reminiscent of a tropical island, featuring citrus, florals and vanilla elements.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Enough islands of coherence can evolve the whole system to more coherent consciousness.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Long favored by Athenian elites, the island has drawn Greece’s old-money families and discreet international jet-setters who’ve been coming for generations.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 30 June 2025
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Irene Wright
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
This jar candle has a lovely fragrance reminiscent of a tropical island, featuring citrus, florals and vanilla elements.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Enough islands of coherence can evolve the whole system to more coherent consciousness.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Long favored by Athenian elites, the island has drawn Greece’s old-money families and discreet international jet-setters who’ve been coming for generations.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for island
Noun
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Only about 400 people call this six-mile, volcanic isle home.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Tuvalu, one of the countries at greatest risk from climate change, which experts say is boosting sea levels, has a population of 11,000 on its nine atolls scattered across the Pacific between Australia and Hawaii.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 June 2025
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What’s at risk in the Pacific The Pacific Island Heritage National Marine Monument, about 750 miles west of Hawaii, is dotted by coral reefs and atolls, with species of fish, marine mammals and birds rarely found anywhere else.—
David Shiffman,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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