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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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. Mosaic

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

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

A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night


2. Outrageous

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

Grossly offensive to decency or morality.


3. Voracious

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.


4. Nuisance

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

Relating to a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

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


5. Quarantine

The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.


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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.