as in islands
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 isles
Kate most recently sported the custom accessory during a trip to the Scottish isles of Mull and Iona with William in April, which fan blogs identified as the Gold Fixed Alphabet Necklace by Daniella Draper.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series will feature a darker, more Gothic aesthetic and tone following the idyllic Greek isles setting of Glass Onion.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
As a port city and cultural crossroads, Marseille feels like a fitting host for an artist whose imagination roamed from the Cycladic isles to the Egyptian tomb.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series will feature a darker, more Gothic aesthetic and tone following the idyllic Greek isles setting of Glass Onion.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
As a port city and cultural crossroads, Marseille feels like a fitting host for an artist whose imagination roamed from the Cycladic isles to the Egyptian tomb.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isles
islands
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Southern New Zealand and Antarctic research stations will see the best views, whilst some Pacific islands will also get a show.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Later the same month, the NMESIS system and its ship-killing Naval Strike Missile were deployed to Okinawa in Japan's southwestern islands.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Isles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isles. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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