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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“No parent would want the world to watch their child die,” Meadows told Alaska News Source.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The researchers found that while runoff and thawing are increasing across the region, the largest rise in carbon export is occurring in northwest Alaska.

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 ALK 7.58%increase; green up pointing triangle warned that refining margins for its fuel rose fivefold since early February, and it now expects a deeper loss for the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It is such a massive undertaking, such a logistical complication to train a team and take them up to Alaska and run the race.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen