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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Alaska Air detailed the cost of the Iran war, and they’re big: some $600 million extra in fuel costs, which is more than their entire profits the last two years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

To put those extra $600 million in expenses in perspective, Alaska Air earned $100 million last year and $395 million in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Rising fuel costs, averaging $2.98 per gallon in Q1, led Alaska Air to suspend full-year guidance due to market uncertainty.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Alaska Air Group suspended its financial guidance, citing uncertainty from the war in Iran and unpredictable fuel price changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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