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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The death has been ruled an accident by the Alaska Department of Health.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

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 expects its first-quarter adjusted loss to worsen by at least 70 cents a share due to higher fuel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"Anchorage Abby is from Alaska, so she comes with furry boots," Bess said.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene