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
With its proximity to the Caribbean Sea, the area is a popular transit hub for cocaine making its way from Colombia to Trinidad and other Caribbean islands before heading to Europe.
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NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Whimsical kitchen island One is a whimsical island that was inspired by a MacKenzie-Childs art piece the seller owns.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Skateboarding is a family affair for the Waldos, who come from a small island off the northeast coast of Florida—a two-day drive in their sometimes temperamental van.
—Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
That very thing happened to Tonga, an island nation east of Australia.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Whimsical kitchen island One is a whimsical island that was inspired by a MacKenzie-Childs art piece the seller owns.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Skateboarding is a family affair for the Waldos, who come from a small island off the northeast coast of Florida—a two-day drive in their sometimes temperamental van.
—Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
That very thing happened to Tonga, an island nation east of Australia.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for island
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The moose-and-pine-tree fair isle pattern is designed on the same fit as the brand’s crewneck sweater, and the soft cashmere fabric is ribbed at the neck, hem, and cuffs for a pop of texture.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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The last major test While the Marshall Islands hasn’t seen a nuclear test since 1958 – the current US test site is underground in Nevada – the last test in the Pacific was in 1996, by France, one of 193 tests Paris conducted at South Pacific atolls over 30 years.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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On a tiny atoll in the Indian Ocean, there lives a flightless bird called the Aldabra rail.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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