Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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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. Symbiosis

► A proportional part or share.

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

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

2. Divulge

► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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

► To proclaim publicly

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

3. Commemorate

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

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

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

4. Heritage

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

5. Metaphor

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

► A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

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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.