Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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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. Dialogue

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

2. Rainforest

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

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

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

3. Commemorate

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

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

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► The locus of points for which the sum of the distances from each point to two fixed points is equal

4. Spectrum

► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

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

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

5. Exponent

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

► The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

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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.