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Beyond its unique wildlife, the uninhabited cay offers white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and excellent snorkeling.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Begin the day exploring hidden coves, snorkeling among eagle rays or paddling to uninhabited cays through bespoke Adventures by Salterra, then return to unwind in your private ocean-view sanctuary.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Consisting of three main islands—St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John—along with a smattering of 50 small islets and cays, the USVI offers travelers an Edenic island escape with experiences that are exotic, but easily attainable.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Long Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos No, the island of Provo—the traveler’s gateway to Turks and Caicos’s 40-odd islands and cays—isn’t undiscovered by any stretch of the imagination.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Begin the day exploring hidden coves, snorkeling among eagle rays or paddling to uninhabited cays through bespoke Adventures by Salterra, then return to unwind in your private ocean-view sanctuary.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Consisting of three main islands—St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John—along with a smattering of 50 small islets and cays, the USVI offers travelers an Edenic island escape with experiences that are exotic, but easily attainable.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Long Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos No, the island of Provo—the traveler’s gateway to Turks and Caicos’s 40-odd islands and cays—isn’t undiscovered by any stretch of the imagination.
—Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cay
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The Brando Located on the atoll of Tetiaroa in French Polynesia, The Brando resort is the stuff vacation dreams are made of.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The check-in couldn’t feel less check-in-like—given you can’t leave the atoll of your own accord, nobody is (ever) chasing you for signatures and passports and documentation.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the island seems as forlorn and abandoned as any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area NoMad has transformed in the past few years, now competing with the Lower East Side and the West Village for the coolest on the island—and the area feels like a perfect combo of the two.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Just offshore, Mafia Island Marine Park is home to vibrant coral reef systems and elaborate trenches ideal for diving.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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For 20 years, Rosales, the eco-tourism activist, has witnessed the decline of the coral reef and says any development is going to have an impact.—
Natalie Leticia Gallón,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Cay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cay. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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