Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

PREDOMINANT

DEFINITION:
Being the most noticeable or largest in number, or having the most power or influence.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Two predominant drivers of the economy — inflation (including from the war in Iran) and the potentially revolutionary artificial intelligence wave — highlight post-pandemic dualities and disparities.
The Key West Citizen, 05/25/2026

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5 Elementary Words

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
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. convey

To finish successfully

Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread

Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.


2. stamina

Self-confidence; poise; composure.

The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time ; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

A pleasant smell or odour.


3. recuperate

To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.

The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,


4. impending

An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,

Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen


5. knoll

A state of confused and noisy disturbance

A mixture of various ingredients or elements.

Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor

A small hill or mound.


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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.