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This Week's Word In The News 

SITUATED

DEFINITION:
Having a site, situation, or location.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say.
►The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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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. Repose

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

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

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

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

2. Ozone

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

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

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

► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.

3. Flourish

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► A rebirth or revival.

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

4. Tumult

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

5. Bamboozle

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

► 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.

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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.