Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

SIMULCAST

DEFINITION:
A simultaneous transmission of the same programme on radio and television, or on two or more channels.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He was a commentator for the Lakers alongside the venerable Chick Hearn, doing what was then a simulcast of radio and television.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/23/2026

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1. Salmonella

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

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

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.

Self-examination.


2. Alliteration

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

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


3. Decorum

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

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

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

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct


4. Nocturnal

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

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

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


5. Repose

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

Any of various nonplacental mammals, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.

A rebirth or revival.

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


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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.