islets

plural of islet
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 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
Noun
  • Families love Split for its walkable Old Town, beaches, and ferry access to islands like Hvar and Korčula, where kids can swim while grandparents explore medieval towns.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The waterway separates two of Japan's main islands—Honshu to the south and Hokkaido to the north.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Islets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islets. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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