as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
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Recent Examples of isle
The nine isles are organized into three geographic clusters—east, central, and west.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
That merriment includes exploring some of the secluded isles on the Tuscan coastline.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Each season tackles a new murder that’s taken place in the remote Scottish isles with its rocky beaches and vast open spaces.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Made in England Then again, the Bentley is British, and as noted with another recent review of an import from those isles, electrical and electronic oddness is the name of the game with cars from Albion.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
That merriment includes exploring some of the secluded isles on the Tuscan coastline.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Each season tackles a new murder that’s taken place in the remote Scottish isles with its rocky beaches and vast open spaces.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Made in England Then again, the Bentley is British, and as noted with another recent review of an import from those isles, electrical and electronic oddness is the name of the game with cars from Albion.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isle
island
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Her lady-in-waiting’s husband, Lord Colin Tennant, spent vast amounts of his fortune on transforming Mustique, a tiny island in the Caribbean, into a party resort for the rich and famous.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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Where is the videotape of an Epstein island, x, y and z committing these frauds?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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