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Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DONNED

DEFINITION:
To have put something on, as in clothing or hats.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Quarterback Matthew Stafford donned his neoprene undergarment.
►The Los Angeles Times, 01/19/2026

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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. Boycott

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

► To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

► To condescend to give or grant

2. Hologram

► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

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

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

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

3. Sect

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

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

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

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

4. Protagonist

► The main character in a drama or other literary work.

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

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

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

5. Heritage

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

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

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

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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.

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