as in islands
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 islets
The resort’s remoteness meant that mainland safaris to baobab forests and lemur sanctuaries required a (pricy) helicopter hop, but there was enough to keep us busy on Nosy Ankao and its neighboring islets.
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Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Cinnamon, for instance, may help improve the function of islets—parts of the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones that regulate blood sugar.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The channel forked into a series of smaller canals, each branching farther or looping around islets or petering out into dead ends.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Rent one from Sea Panarea to discover hidden coves, sea caves, and the nearby islets of Basiluzzo and Lisca before settling in for sunset Negronis at the see-and-be-seen Bar del Porto.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
By creating islets from universal stem cells, this therapy can be scaled up.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Data from those sensors generate a real-time map of the conditions in the neighborhood, from urban heat islets like Dudley Common to cooler urban oases, such as Lewis Place.
—Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Also, while the immune protection was strong in the pancreatic islets, other autoimmune manifestations continued, which highlights the specificity of the protection but also potential gaps.
—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Cinnamon, for instance, may help improve the function of islets—parts of the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones that regulate blood sugar.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The channel forked into a series of smaller canals, each branching farther or looping around islets or petering out into dead ends.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Rent one from Sea Panarea to discover hidden coves, sea caves, and the nearby islets of Basiluzzo and Lisca before settling in for sunset Negronis at the see-and-be-seen Bar del Porto.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
By creating islets from universal stem cells, this therapy can be scaled up.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Data from those sensors generate a real-time map of the conditions in the neighborhood, from urban heat islets like Dudley Common to cooler urban oases, such as Lewis Place.
—Dan O'Brien, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Also, while the immune protection was strong in the pancreatic islets, other autoimmune manifestations continued, which highlights the specificity of the protection but also potential gaps.
—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for islets
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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“Islets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islets. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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