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 island is one of the Cayos Cochinos, photogenic coral islets that form part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
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Qin Xie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Moving forward, Teyton and his team are slated to do an analysis of all antigen-presenting cells for pre-diabetic pancreatic islets and normal ones and track how the cell populations change over time.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
These islets include beta cells and can be infused into a patient to restore their ability to produce their own insulin.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Its surrounding waters and adjacent rocks and islets act as a refuge for marine life.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Qin Xie, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Moving forward, Teyton and his team are slated to do an analysis of all antigen-presenting cells for pre-diabetic pancreatic islets and normal ones and track how the cell populations change over time.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
These islets include beta cells and can be infused into a patient to restore their ability to produce their own insulin.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Its surrounding waters and adjacent rocks and islets act as a refuge for marine life.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for islets
islands
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Later, in the 1970s, the finches on these islands were observed experiencing rapid evolution brought about by drought.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Ferries may be the only link between islands, long-distance buses remain the backbone of inter-city travel, and weather disruptions can change your plans with little notice.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Islets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islets. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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