as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Recent Examples of islet
The mice then received stem cell transplantation using the bone marrow cells of other mice, as well as donor islet cells (insulin-making) cells.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The previous record for staying there was 45 days and only a handful of people have even spent one night on the islet, which is over 10 hours from land by boat.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Moving forward, Teyton and his team are slated to do an analysis of all antigen-presenting cells for pre-diabetic pancreatic islets and normal ones and track how the cell populations change over time.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Sana Biotechnology recently demonstrated the gene-editing approach by transplanting donor islets of beta cells into a patient after genetically modifying the cells to evade the immune system.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The previous record for staying there was 45 days and only a handful of people have even spent one night on the islet, which is over 10 hours from land by boat.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Moving forward, Teyton and his team are slated to do an analysis of all antigen-presenting cells for pre-diabetic pancreatic islets and normal ones and track how the cell populations change over time.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Sana Biotechnology recently demonstrated the gene-editing approach by transplanting donor islets of beta cells into a patient after genetically modifying the cells to evade the immune system.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for islet
island
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The island has long struggled with electricity shortages and economic hardship, conditions many in South Florida's Cuban community say must change.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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China regards Taiwan as its own territory and maintains its right to take control of the island one day, including by force.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islet. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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