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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It has signed up customers including United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Alaska Air ALK 4.74%increase; green up pointing triangle Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

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

From BBC • May 20, 2026

This glacier type is also common in Alaska and Greenland.

From Science Daily • May 19, 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

The first story told of the departure of an expedition to the north of Alaska.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman