as in nodule
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
the doctor examined the node on my knee before deciding it was the result of arthritis
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Recent Examples of node
The glasses still run on Meta's account graph and its AI assistant, which is what turns a camera on your face into another node in the same network.
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Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Both the credentials and the screenshots are then sent to the attacker through Tor, a network protocol that provides anonymous routing by sending traffic through redundant nodes so logs can’t capture both the sending and receiving IP addresses.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
Use clean, sharp scissors or garden pruners to cut just above a leaf node (where two leaves grow opposite each other).
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Finally, the All-In plan gets you all of the above, a mesh Wi-Fi node for broader signal coverage, a cybersecurity package, Hulu and Paramount+ streaming, and more for $55 a month (plus taxes and fees).
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
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Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Both the credentials and the screenshots are then sent to the attacker through Tor, a network protocol that provides anonymous routing by sending traffic through redundant nodes so logs can’t capture both the sending and receiving IP addresses.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
Use clean, sharp scissors or garden pruners to cut just above a leaf node (where two leaves grow opposite each other).
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Finally, the All-In plan gets you all of the above, a mesh Wi-Fi node for broader signal coverage, a cybersecurity package, Hulu and Paramount+ streaming, and more for $55 a month (plus taxes and fees).
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for node
Noun
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Her scans were clear until the three-month mark, when her doctors found suspicious nodules in her lungs.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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One display shows two Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and a Helen Torr canvas side-by-side with a large septarian nodule (a geological concretion combining mudstone, limestone, and other minerals) that plainly resembles the artworks.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Eventually, the swelling went down.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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The swelling is a reoccurrence of the original injury suffered by Abel in mid-April.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu said in a statement the June bump likely came due to some relief at the gas pump.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The Gen 2’s front camera is still limited to 8 megapixels, but the rear camera gets a bump from 8 to 13 megapixels.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
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In cats, the gene was frequently altered in mammary tumors.—
KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
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Negodiuk started searching online for volunteers who could help them and found one who agreed to transport the tumor to Germany and another to Italy.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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