as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
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Recent Examples of isle
Hiking that tax — frozen at 22 cents per gallon since 1993 — is widely politically unpopular on both sides of the isle.
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Michael F. Gorman, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
The presence of gneiss mace heads in both places possibly honors a megalithic complex called Callanish, on the isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
If not, someone could open a bank, take deposits and abscond to a tropical isle.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
To get to Easter Island, most tourists fly to Santiago, Chile, before taking a six-hour flight to the isle's Mataveri International Airport.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
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island
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The research team highlighted that beyond water harvesting, these coatings could help reduce urban heat island effects, lower energy needs for air-conditioning and provide climate-resilient water sources in regions facing growing heat and water stress.—
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At a press conference on the island of Langkawi, close to the search area, Malaysia’s maritime agency said air assets were being deployed by both Thailand and Malaysia to search for survivors.—
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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