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
In Vietnam, Phu Quoc is quickly becoming Asia’s next big island destination.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The hurricane could be the strongest to impact Jamaica in more than 35 years, since the Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert hit the island in 1988.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Evan Thompson, Principal Director at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, told the local Jamaica Observer that Melissa could be worse than previous storms that rocked the island, including Hurricane Gilbert and Hurricane Beryl, which devastated Jamaica in 1988 and 2024 respectively.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Oct. 2025
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
The hurricane could be the strongest to impact Jamaica in more than 35 years, since the Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert hit the island in 1988.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Evan Thompson, Principal Director at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, told the local Jamaica Observer that Melissa could be worse than previous storms that rocked the island, including Hurricane Gilbert and Hurricane Beryl, which devastated Jamaica in 1988 and 2024 respectively.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for island
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To get to Easter Island, most tourists fly to Santiago, Chile, before taking a six-hour flight to the isle's Mataveri International Airport.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Also, Bond … James Bond will be male, as written by creator Ian Fleming, and importantly, will be an actor who hails from the British isles.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Italian retailer — which boasts flagships in Milan, Lugano, Switzerland, and Ibiza, Spain — has opened a temporary space inside the Patina Maldives luxury hospitality venue on Fari Islands, part of the North Malé atoll.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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During the same patrol, coast guard personnel discovered a second buoy at the northern end of Scarborough Shoal, after spotting one placed near the middle of the atoll earlier in the week, the official said.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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