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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Wildfires sweeping through the vast boreal forests of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia could be having a larger impact on the climate than scientists once believed.

From Science Daily

The death of Alaska fisherman Phil Harris, of ‘Deadliest Catch,’ is met with tributes.

From Los Angeles Times

Tijuana dentist Dr. Oscar Ceballos told me that roughly 80% of his patients are from north of the border, and come from as far away as Florida, Wisconsin and Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times

And the carrier held its expectations for the end of last year while others including Alaska Air Group and Southwest cut theirs following the government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

But a meeting with Putin in Alaska in August and several rounds of talks with Ukrainian and Russian negotiating teams have failed to yield any meaningful progress.

From BBC