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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Understanding how individual rivers respond to warming is challenging because direct measurements in northern Alaska are limited.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 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 said higher fuel costs, which have climbed due to surging oil prices from the conflict in the Middle East, would exacerbate its first-quarter adjusted loss by a least 70 cents a share.

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

A hundred and eighty miles straight north into the wind, up the middle of the great river that historically is a highway across Alaska.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen