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Recent Examples of isthmus
Even after screwworms began creeping up the tail of the funnel recently, the anti-screwworm campaign had one last good chance of stopping them at a narrow isthmus in southern Mexico—after which the funnel grows dramatically wider.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
The latest screwworm detections in Oaxaca and Veracruz are just beyond the isthmus.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
It is only connected to Faial by an isthmus, a narrow strip of land with a dune system.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
The latest screwworm detections in Oaxaca and Veracruz are just beyond the isthmus.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Steamships laden with mail sailed from the East Coast to Panama, where the mail was taken off the ships, transported in canoes or on pack animals, and handed to another steamship waiting on the Pacific side of the isthmus.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
It is only connected to Faial by an isthmus, a narrow strip of land with a dune system.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isthmus
island
Noun
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Exploring Indonesia—an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands—over a decade has led me to some truly jaw-dropping beaches, some gloriously desolate, others vibrantly alive with international travelers, expats, and locals.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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Pro tip: For the best sunset spot, try Access #43 and #44, which are on the southern end of the island.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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