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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That one was positioned off Northern California and into the Gulf of Alaska, and also led to considerable ecosystem disruption.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

But Alaska and Hawaiian had limited route overlap, and in the place where they did overlap — West Coast to Hawaii flights — Alaska had lower fares, Trent said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

They need four seats to win back the chamber, and party leaders have highlighted North Carolina, Maine, Ohio and Alaska as the most plausible path.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The acquisitions of Louisiana in 1803 and Alaska in 1867 were widely criticized at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

With this in mind, the U.S. military built early-warning radar stations in Alaska and Canada.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin