Alaska

[uh-las-kuh] / əˈlæs kə /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

America's Icebox Seward's Folly the 49th state the Klondike the Last Frontier the frozen North

Example Sentences

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And if your name is Dan Sullivan but you haven’t gotten on the Alaska Senate primary ballot yet, you’re missing a party.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

The president also announced nearly $200 million in grants to build coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, along with funding to restart a coal plant in Maryland.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He also announced the upgrading of 13 existing coal plants across the country, the construction of two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, and restarting a shuttered coal plant in Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

SpaceX has pushed to become a dominant in-flight internet provider, reaching deals with United, Southwest and Alaska Air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The quake had wrecked parts of downtown Anchorage and towns and villages across Alaska.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis