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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Jim Bob Duggar attempted a political comeback in 2021 when he ran for a vacated seat in the Arkansas state Senate, leaning on what he believed was his reputation as an upstanding family man.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He had surgery on his left knee that cut his final season at Arkansas short while he also missed six weeks with an MLC sprain in his right knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Previously, she worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, Ark., covering business and reporting from the state Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

During her campaign, she pledged to reduce crime and fix the prison-overcrowding problem in Arkansas, which has the nation’s third-highest incarceration rate per capita behind Louisiana and Mississippi, according to federal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Arkansas doesn’t require front license plates, so the number of cars from far-flung origins like Washington, Montana, and Ontario stick out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith