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
Use your fingers or clean snips to remove the top inch of new growth, just above the node, and place it in your container.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
To stand out from the competition, Intel claims gamers won’t have to make any tradeoffs in terms of battery life and graphics when using a handheld containing Arc G3 chips, which have been built with the Intel 18A manufacturing node.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
To prevent this and encourage bushier growth, trim tall stems and pinch back leaves above the leaf nodes.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026
The linear and hierarchical progression of a traditional text is replaced in hypertext by a series of alternative pathways that allow access to content chunks or nodes by means of electronic links.
—Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
To stand out from the competition, Intel claims gamers won’t have to make any tradeoffs in terms of battery life and graphics when using a handheld containing Arc G3 chips, which have been built with the Intel 18A manufacturing node.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
To prevent this and encourage bushier growth, trim tall stems and pinch back leaves above the leaf nodes.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026
The linear and hierarchical progression of a traditional text is replaced in hypertext by a series of alternative pathways that allow access to content chunks or nodes by means of electronic links.
—Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for node
Noun
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Only about 1 out of 10 thyroid nodules turns out to be cancerous.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Boston Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall said recent early detection screening for roughly 1,500 firefighters revealed 637 high-risk cases, including, but not limited to aortic aneurysms; cancerous polyps and nodules on the trachea, thyroid and lungs; prostate cancer and lung cancer.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The outbreaks of the highly contagious virus - which can lead to brain swelling, deafness and death - came as parents are opting school-age kids out of vaccinations at a record-high rate.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Symptoms of food allergies include hives, flushed skin, itchy sensation in the mouth, tongue swelling and vomiting, among others.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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When Bromley instead cast her as Betty Parris, the girl possessed by an evil spirit, as if to punish her for being Christian, a lump persisted in her throat all day.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Other minor risks include scrotum congestion (a sense of discomfort or pressure that usually resolves over time) and sperm granuloma (a non-dangerous lump that the body usually absorbs) and pain, the clinic adds.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Rick bumps into Danny, and the two quickly hit it off.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Although neither the city nor the chamber could provide hard numbers for the economic impact of Saratoga Nights on local businesses, Cargill said that several restaurants, like Anchors and Big Basin Burger Bar, noticed a bump in business on those nights.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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These tumors tend to crop up near major blood vessels in the lungs, and blocking VEGF can prevent those blood vessels from repairing themselves, leading to potentially fatal hemorrhaging.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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