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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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Alaska Republican, laughed when I asked if he’d gifted her any shoes.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 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

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

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That’s one of the main Alaskan Native Cultural groups, Jackson thought, thinking back to the books he and Mom had read about Alaska.

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