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

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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. compromise

► Progress toward a goal.

► Self-confidence; poise; composure.

► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.

► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

2. cunning

► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)

► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.

► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

3. boundary

► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

► The dividing line or location between two areas.

► The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

4. deft

► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

► Quick and neat in action; skillful.

► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,

► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries

5. scurry

► To end, to come to an end.

► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.

► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

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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.