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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Since the news reports, campaign staffers have resigned, his fundraising website went offline and even his self-described “best friend” in Congress, Sen. Ruben Gallegos of Arizona, withdrew his endorsement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Beagley said retirees who moved into Arizona State’s Mirabella found that their whole identity shifted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Last year, cities including Chandler, Arizona, and College Station, Texas, rejected proposed data centers -- though neither case drew the national attention that New Brunswick has.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Arizona is just the alarm bell,” said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Somewhere in Arizona our ugly brown car starts sputtering.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy