Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

INFLUENCER

DEFINITION:
Someone who uses their online reputation to prompt people to buy things.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“We have a lot of influencers who’ve come in and a lot of community members who have seen us through social media and come in and sell,” said Jessica Lucero, owner of In The Middle.
The Albuquerque Journal, 08/17/2026

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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. Virtuoso

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night


2. Delegate

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.


3. Tranquility

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

To cringe in fear

The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.


4. Pulverize

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

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

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.


5. Flourish

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.


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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.