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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According to the Associated Press, Meadows was reported to have fallen overboard around 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

United Airlines fell 3% while Southwest Airlines declined 1.7%, and Alaska Air Group declined more than 0.9%.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Alaska Air Group ALK 7.58%increase; green up pointing triangle warned that refining margins for its fuel rose fivefold since early February, and it now expects a deeper loss for the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Her aunt in Anchorage even texted to let Sullivan know that news of her protest had reached Alaska.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

They’d found ways to live, to have families, to stay in Alaska for all these centuries.

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