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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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Alaska Republican, laughed when I asked if he’d gifted her any shoes.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The president also announced nearly $200 million in grants to build coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, along with funding to restart a coal plant in Maryland.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He also announced the upgrading of 13 existing coal plants across the country, the construction of two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, and restarting a shuttered coal plant in Maryland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was "supremely disappointed".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

At that time the last Ice Age was drawing to a close in Europe, and the climate between the Alps and Scandinavia resembled that of present-day Siberia or Alaska.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson