Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!


1. Repose

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder


2. Gargoyle

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.


3. Symbiosis

A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.


4. Commemorate

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

To honor the memory of with a ceremony


5. Maneuver

One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

A proportional part or share.

Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.


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Common Core State Standard
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.