Arizona

[ar-uh-zoh-nuh] / ˌær əˈzoʊ nə /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Apache State Copper State Grand Canyon State Sunset Land Valentine State

Example Sentences

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Against Arizona this week, Pages batted .176, collecting only three hits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In late May, Iran moved its training base to Mexico from Tucson, Arizona, which Mehdi Taj, president of Iran's soccer federation, said was due to visa problems.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“In 2008 with the real-estate downturn, Arizona was hit very hard because we were so strongly linked to residential real estate,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Fluence, a Virginia-based company that owns a large Arizona battery-assembly factory, is one of the few pure-plays, but its model hasn’t yet been proven at scale.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

During the first two weeks of June, family members visited nonstop—my mom’s cousin, Aunt Florita, from California; mom’s other sister, Aunt Jennifer, from Arizona; and her brother, Uncle Silas, from Washington.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles