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It is only connected to Faial by an isthmus, a narrow strip of land with a dune system.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Portages across the isthmus of Panama could shorten that, if there was a boat waiting on the Pacific side—all this was more than half a century before the Panama Canal existed.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Destinations One visit just barely scratches the surface of the isthmus nation that straddles Central and South America.
—Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
These pilots are the only ones allowed to make the 50-mile transit, with the ship’s captain required to cede control for the complex journey through the isthmus passage.
—Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Portages across the isthmus of Panama could shorten that, if there was a boat waiting on the Pacific side—all this was more than half a century before the Panama Canal existed.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Destinations One visit just barely scratches the surface of the isthmus nation that straddles Central and South America.
—Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
These pilots are the only ones allowed to make the 50-mile transit, with the ship’s captain required to cede control for the complex journey through the isthmus passage.
—Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isthmus
island
Noun
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Enough islands of coherence can evolve the whole system to more coherent consciousness.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Long favored by Athenian elites, the island has drawn Greece’s old-money families and discreet international jet-setters who’ve been coming for generations.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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