as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there
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Recent Examples of nodule
Seabed nodules were located at profound depth and pressure; extracting them was therefore a complex and capital-intensive process.
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Time, 17 June 2025
Instead of the process taking days, a pathologist in the room with Milan looked at the biopsy of Lesk’s nodule under a microscope moments after it was removed and identified it as cancerous.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
At one point, her endocrinologist detected a tiny nodule in her neck, which prompted Burke to get a biopsy.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 June 2025
Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule.
—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Time, 17 June 2025
Instead of the process taking days, a pathologist in the room with Milan looked at the biopsy of Lesk’s nodule under a microscope moments after it was removed and identified it as cancerous.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
At one point, her endocrinologist detected a tiny nodule in her neck, which prompted Burke to get a biopsy.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 June 2025
Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule.
—Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
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Most importantly, watch for signs or symptoms of more serious allergic responses that can lead to anaphylaxis, such as severe swelling, hives away from the sting site, difficulty in breathing, mental confusion and low blood pressure.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The swelling looks like a tiny volcano rising up from the curve of his skull.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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The grill has a large hopper, which Masterbuilt claims holds up to 12 hours’ worth of lump charcoal, and feeds the heat to the cook chamber via a fan.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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Brunch service runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offers plates like the Spring Frittata with lump crab and asparagus, parmesan, brown butter, fresno and lemon.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Snip the entire stalk, not just the flower head, of individual wilting or dying flowers down to the node so the plant will send out new blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Reuters reported last week that Tan is concerned Intel’s customers won’t adopt Intel 18A, even though the chip manufacturing node is designed to be competitive with TSMC’s own solutions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 July 2025
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These bumps in the road will give breakaway hopefuls a chance to snag the first polka dot jersey, but the real action is likely to come in the final kilometers, where the sprinters' teams will be working overtime to reel everyone back in.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Though this offers some cushion against bumps in the road, having some front wheel suspension would be desirable for a future enhancement.—
Kevin Brouillard,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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Marte is already on the IL with a bone bruise in his right knee, the same one that required an injection in spring training.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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This is the despair of wrestlers: unredeemed perspiration, useless bruises.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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As the sugar circulates throughout the body, it is absorbed by cancer cells and shows tumors invisible on standard X-rays.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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After having a tumor roughly the size of a small basketball on her right ovary removed before the diagnosis, doctors then removed a smaller one on her left ovary three months later, the hospital said.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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