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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According to the Associated Press, Meadows was reported to have fallen overboard around 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

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

But Starlink, the service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has become a dominant provider for airlines, signing up customers including United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Alaska Air Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Alaska had lots of trees and animals and fish, but not many farms or factories.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis