isthmus

as in island
a narrow geographic area that connects two larger geographic areas across a body of water the Isthmus of Panama

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Recent Examples of isthmus He is shorn of his rakish mustache, and a scruffy isthmus sprouts at the crown of his receding hairline. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 The challenging cultural and historical realities that have shaped and scarred the Central American isthmus have impacted each country in the region uniquely, with decades of stability surely one of the most important factors in Costa Rica's rise among travelers. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 26 June 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 See All Example Sentences for isthmus
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island
Noun
  • The Caribbean island with a population of less than three million has become a sprinting powerhouse.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This sequel to 2019's Knives Out follows detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig, who works to solve a murder after a group of frenemies meet on a private Greek island.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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