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
Set against the sweeping natural landscape of the eponymous island.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The islands, a British territory off the coast of Argentina, are claimed and widely recognized as belonging to the British Crown.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Our team has created a destination where families return year after year, where couples celebrate life’s most meaningful moments, and where the island is woven into every experience.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Although San Francisco Bay is cold, the fitness icon Jack La Lanne once swam to the island pulling a rowboat, and several children also made the swim.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The islands, a British territory off the coast of Argentina, are claimed and widely recognized as belonging to the British Crown.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Our team has created a destination where families return year after year, where couples celebrate life’s most meaningful moments, and where the island is woven into every experience.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for island
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On March 19, 2022, São Jorge Island—a volcanic isle in Portugal’s Azores archipelago—started shaking.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Best Wildlife Cruises Around the World From Arctic ice to equatorial isles, these wildlife cruises bring you face to face with the planet’s most extraordinary creatures.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2026.
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