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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She says scientists are learning how to make the waters from Alaska to Mexico safer for the whales.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Alaska Airlines announced a deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines in December 2023, and the merger was approved in the fall of 2024.

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

“Having the combination of assets in Greenland and Alaska, that does help monitor the North Polar region very well.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

These were the words Lieutenant Fred Okimoto heard as he was shaken from sleep at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

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