Arkansas

[ahr-kuhn-saw, ar-kan-zuhs] / ˈɑr kənˌsɔ, ærˈkæn zəs /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear State Bowie State Hot Springs State Ozark country Razorback State Toothpick State Wonder State land of opportunity natural state

Example Sentences

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EnergyX has already acquired more than 50,000 acres of mineral rights for lithium deposits near the Red River Army Depot on the border between Texas and Arkansas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton declared her “the greatest that’s ever been.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Even Japan, famously homogeneous, has a Black goalkeeper who was born in Arkansas to a father from Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

PepsiCo has 41 trucks on the road in Arizona, Texas and Arkansas, bringing the technology into the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

There had been a colored girl in one of Judy’s classes last year at Central High School, the best high school in all of Arkansas.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine