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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Now, a long-term DNA study has provided rare insight into how a population of belugas in Bristol Bay, Alaska, forms family connections and maintains genetic health.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

That’s on display in Alaska, where a man named Dan Sullivan on Friday announced he was running for the Alaska U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was "supremely disappointed".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

This figure is 5% higher than a year ago, boosted in part because the Alaska cruise season has just started, AAA said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

For mammoth and man alike, Alaska was a mere extension of Siberia.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari