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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Trump asked reporters after receiving the delivery from Simmons, whom the company described as a grandmother of ten from Arkansas.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Joni Ernst of Iowa, all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have expressed private concerns over George’s firing, a second U.S. official said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In an Arkansas “capture factory,” hand models and food stylists are preparing for the future of shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Wilson is committed to Maryland and Dumas to Arkansas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

On the night of September 30, 1919, some one hundred African American sharecroppers attended a meeting of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America at a black church three miles north of Elaine, Arkansas.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler