as in islands
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
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Recent Examples of isles
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.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
These alluring Atlantic Ocean isles offer extraordinary sightings of marine life.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Kate most recently sported the custom accessory during a trip to the Scottish isles of Mull and Iona with William in April, which fan blogs identified as the Gold Fixed Alphabet Necklace by Daniella Draper.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series will feature a darker, more Gothic aesthetic and tone following the idyllic Greek isles setting of Glass Onion.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
These alluring Atlantic Ocean isles offer extraordinary sightings of marine life.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Kate most recently sported the custom accessory during a trip to the Scottish isles of Mull and Iona with William in April, which fan blogs identified as the Gold Fixed Alphabet Necklace by Daniella Draper.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series will feature a darker, more Gothic aesthetic and tone following the idyllic Greek isles setting of Glass Onion.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isles
islands
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Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for northwestern parts of the islands, with an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain expected to trigger flash flooding.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Isles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isles. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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