as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Recent Examples of islet
When transplanted into diabetic mice, the islet organoids rapidly vascularized and restored normal blood glucose levels for the duration of the experiment.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Everything is immaculately landscaped, with views pulling your gaze to water on both sides of the islet–a sparkling sapphire and turquoise canvas that morphs and deepens in tone throughout the day.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Last month, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed plans to deploy anti-air missiles on Yonaguni, a Ryukyu islet just 60 miles from Taiwan’s east coast.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The mice then received stem cell transplantation using the bone marrow cells of other mice, as well as donor islet cells (insulin-making) cells.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Everything is immaculately landscaped, with views pulling your gaze to water on both sides of the islet–a sparkling sapphire and turquoise canvas that morphs and deepens in tone throughout the day.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Last month, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed plans to deploy anti-air missiles on Yonaguni, a Ryukyu islet just 60 miles from Taiwan’s east coast.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The mice then received stem cell transplantation using the bone marrow cells of other mice, as well as donor islet cells (insulin-making) cells.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for islet
island
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Aurigny, an airline based out of Guernsey, an island in the English Channel, has cancelled some flights from mid-April stretching into early June as a result of the war.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/islet. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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