Definitions

Arkansas

[ahr-kuhn-saw, ar-kan-zuhs] / ˈɑr kənˌsɔ, ærˈkæn zəs /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear State Bowie State Hot Springs State Ozark country Razorback State Toothpick State Wonder State land of opportunity natural state

Example Sentences

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One million of that was paid to Arkansas to buy out Musselman’s contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

PepsiCo has another five trucks on the road in Texas and one in Arkansas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“They look very nice on you,” said Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, who voted in lockstep with the president’s position last year but told me he hasn’t gotten a pair of shoes in return.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Her arrival at the Kansas hospital felt nothing like what she had experienced in Arkansas, Waldorf wrote.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

By mid-October, there were fewer and fewer 101st guards and fewer Arkansas National Guardsmen.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals