Words in the News

This Week's Word In The News 

BILLIONAIRE

DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
►The Los Angeles Times, 02/09/2026

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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. Outrageous

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

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

2. Gargoyle

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

► Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

3. Typhoon

► Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

► To condescend to give or grant

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

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

4. Mosaic

► A proportional part or share.

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

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

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

5. Kilometer

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

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

► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm

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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.