Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DETECTION

DEFINITION:
The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He added that the district is also examining “various weapon detection systems on the market to see if any of them might be viable for us,” as well as state-of-the-art camera technology.
The Albuquerque Journal, 09/15/2025

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5 Elementary Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

narrate

source

scurry

significance


2. To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.

clarify

replenish

tactic

muster


3. Anything that may be possible; a possibility

swarm

potential

impending

waver


4. A mixture of various ingredients or elements.

jut

concoction

meander

brandish


5. The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

influence

oppose

cunning

versatile


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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.