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Fire Island

American  

noun

  1. a narrow sand spit off S Long Island, New York: summer resort and lighthouse station. ¼–½ mi. (0.4–0.8 km) wide; 30 miles (48 km) long.


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The briskly paced film is equally entertaining while recounting her wild adventures of yore and while following her around Manhattan and Fire Island today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Fashion designer Michael Kors has listed a modern beach compound on New York’s Fire Island for $6.25 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Yang also had a role in the film, and has starred in previous films including The Wedding Banquet, Fire Island, Bros and the first Wicked film.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

Tina Fey spent the summers of 2002 and 2003 hunched over an old desk in the mildewy back room of a Fire Island rental home.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

“It’s a good bit off yet,” said Ned, as he pointed toward Fire Island.

From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Frank V. Webster

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