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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Neel Sannappa, chair of the California Democratic Party’s progressive caucus, said Raman was stymied by getting into the race late and having only a few months to campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

He believes this took place at a baseball game in California in 1981 between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In California, prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against the mother of a 14-year-old boy who allegedly struck and killed a man while riding an e-moto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Another, based out of the University of California, San Francisco health system, found that less than half of patients receive blocks.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Radioactivity from the accident can be found in trace amounts as far away as California and Oregon.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland