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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“Because I go into the fields of Nebraska, the mountains of Colorado and the snows of Alaska, I have to be practical, usable, reachable,” she told the Los Angeles Times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

So far, just two—Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rep. Nathaniel Moran of Texas—have directly criticized Trump over his threat.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Johnston was a volcanologist with experience in active volcanoes in Alaska.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone