as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Recent Examples of islet
What To Know The Japanese government purchased Mageshima, an uninhabited islet in Kagoshima prefecture, for $146 million in 2019.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The mice then received stem cell transplantation using the bone marrow cells of other mice, as well as donor islet cells (insulin-making) cells.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
This includes the child’s age and other factors like the presence of proteins called islet autoantibodies in the bloodstream.
—Dr. Brittany Bruggeman, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
The previous record for staying there was 45 days and only a handful of people have even spent one night on the islet, which is over 10 hours from land by boat.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The mice then received stem cell transplantation using the bone marrow cells of other mice, as well as donor islet cells (insulin-making) cells.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
This includes the child’s age and other factors like the presence of proteins called islet autoantibodies in the bloodstream.
—Dr. Brittany Bruggeman, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
The previous record for staying there was 45 days and only a handful of people have even spent one night on the islet, which is over 10 hours from land by boat.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for islet
island
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Among the big names were Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, both of whom appeared to visit Epstein’s island before the financier faced federal charges in 2019.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Both blackouts and gas lines across the island have grown longer in recent days.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islet. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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