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Destinations One visit just barely scratches the surface of the isthmus nation that straddles Central and South America.
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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
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
This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world trade and a key source of Panamanian pride.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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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
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
This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world trade and a key source of Panamanian pride.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isthmus
island
Noun
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But as Maronites increasingly interacted with the island’s majority Greek-speaking population and became bilingual, Sanna evolved to incorporate several Greek words, adding to its uniqueness among the many Arabic dialects.—
Menelaos Hadjicostis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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Ellie finds a small boat and launches it into the water, but a wave quickly overturns the boat, sending it and her washing ashore on an island off the coast of Seattle.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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