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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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. Typhoon

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

An embankment built to prevent flooding

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.


2. Bamboozle

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

Being without or almost without hope


3. Camouflage

Being without or almost without hope

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

To proclaim publicly

The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings


4. Quarantine

Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

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

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

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. Phloem

Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.


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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.