Arizona

[ar-uh-zoh-nuh] / ˌær əˈzoʊ nə /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Apache State Copper State Grand Canyon State Sunset Land Valentine State

Example Sentences

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My maternal grandmother was born in Arizona to parents who fled their home country during the Mexican Revolution, becoming an American citizen by birthright.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Jaden Martin, a 22-year-old who works in marketing and hails from the southwestern state of Arizona, told AFP he was visiting the capital to accompany his girlfriend who was attending a mathematics conference.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

First, does either a federal consent decree that Arizona entered into 2018 or a federal law, the National Voter Registration Act, prevent Arizona from rejecting voter registrations when voters don’t produce documentary proof of citizenship?

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

In road trip news, Dolly Parton opened Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tenn., and Arizona got its first Buc-ees, in the Phoenix suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

But he’s been determined to make things work in Arizona.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila