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 Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was "supremely disappointed".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

He was the first member of his family to attend college, which he paid for by taking out student loans, landing work-study jobs and working summers in a salmon cannery in Cordova, Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Alaska chose its 1.4 million parcels that will help lock in plans for its proposed Ambler mining district and liquid natural gas projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Alaska Air Group is suddenly a top five U.S. player after its 2024 buyout of Hawaiian Airlines, although there’s a steep size drop after American, Delta, United, and Southwest.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Dinner was prawn cocktails in wine glasses for starters, lamb chops with chef’s hats with duchesse potatoes and braised celery for main, and a Baked Alaska for "dessert," not "afters."

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell