Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SIMULCAST

DEFINITION:
A simultaneous transmission of the same programme on radio and television, or on two or more channels.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He was a commentator for the Lakers alongside the venerable Chick Hearn, doing what was then a simulcast of radio and television.
►The Los Angeles Times, 02/23/2026

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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. Silhouette

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

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

2. Mosaic

► A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

3. Jaunty

► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

► The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.

4. Xylem

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

► Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

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

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

5. Omnivore

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

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

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

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

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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.