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
The country is an island in the Persian Gulf that sits roughly 124 nautical miles away from the coast of Iran, which makes Bahrain well within range of Iranian drone and missile strikes.
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Steve Walsh, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The island was already prone to prolonged power outages, but those have gotten worse, with power plants lacking sufficient fuel to operate.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The deepening crisis has also sparked protests and clashes across the island.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the island continues to grapple with a deepening energy crisis.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Steve Walsh, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The island was already prone to prolonged power outages, but those have gotten worse, with power plants lacking sufficient fuel to operate.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The deepening crisis has also sparked protests and clashes across the island.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the island continues to grapple with a deepening energy crisis.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for island
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Despite the hardship, life on the windswept isle seems idyllic.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dresses were worn over collared blouses, ribbed turtlenecks, fair-isle zip-ups, and lace camisoles.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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