California

[kal-uh-fawrn-yuh, -fawr-nee-uh] / ˌkæl əˈfɔrn yə, -ˈfɔr ni ə /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear Flag State Cal El Dorado Gold Coast Gold Rush State Golden Bear State Golden Poppy State Golden State La La Land Sunkist State

Example Sentences

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Because of the reporter shortage, about 72% of these cases between April 2023 and June 2025 had no verbatim record, according to the Judicial Branch of California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The public has until Tuesday to weigh in on a proposal that would require replacement tires sold in California be as energy-efficient as the average new care tire by 2031.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

The Southern California native is known as someone who Musk dispatches to solve tough technical problems, former employees have said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

More than 20 years after legislators first told the California Energy Commission that replacement tires need to be as energy-efficient as original tires, the agency is taking action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

The tsunami would reach Crescent City, California, more than 5,000 miles away, as an 8-foot-high wave almost ten hours later.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland