as in isle
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
the island of Hawaii is the largest in the Hawaiian archipelago
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Recent Examples of island
Fiji, which is comprised of over 330 islands, is far from just about everywhere.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Gorgeous people, on a gorgeous island, gorgeously shot.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
And last month, a private island off the coast of Darien went up for sale at $35 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump showed no indication of softening his ambition to take control of the island, which is an autonomous territory but part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Gorgeous people, on a gorgeous island, gorgeously shot.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
And last month, a private island off the coast of Darien went up for sale at $35 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump showed no indication of softening his ambition to take control of the island, which is an autonomous territory but part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Island.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/island. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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