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
Start by mapping your entire supply chain—not just tier-one suppliers, but the deeper nodes where unseen risks live.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sensors, which monitor traffic on highways and other roads, serve as the nodes of this graph.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
These could take the form of a large array of satellites or clusters of satellites that would be resilient to Chinese attack, especially when augmented by large numbers of uncrewed aerial vehicles that can detect adversarial forces and serve as nodes for communication.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
This version could appeal to customers seeking better performance or energy efficiency, similar to enhanced versions of TSMC’s nodes.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sensors, which monitor traffic on highways and other roads, serve as the nodes of this graph.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
These could take the form of a large array of satellites or clusters of satellites that would be resilient to Chinese attack, especially when augmented by large numbers of uncrewed aerial vehicles that can detect adversarial forces and serve as nodes for communication.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
This version could appeal to customers seeking better performance or energy efficiency, similar to enhanced versions of TSMC’s nodes.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for node
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More than 1 billion metric tons of those nodules are estimated to be in U.S. waters and filled with manganese, nickel, copper and other critical minerals, according to the administration, which said extracting them could boost U.S. GDP by $300 billion over 10 years and create 100,000 jobs.—
Ernest Scheyder and Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Many of the nodules are in the middle of the Pacific ocean, beyond the legal territory of individual countries.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Stash a pair in your carry-on to help prevent swelling and that heavy-leg feeling while flying.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
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However, once her swelling went down, the shape of her earlobes bounced back to normal.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In busting the thing up to rebuild it, Holmes and Ellis have drained away much of the smart, replacing it with hard nudges to the ribs, tedious hat tips to contemporary sensibilities, and unnecessary lumps of earnest character biography.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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As Chauncey Billups took his lumps throughout his first three seasons as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, those behind the scenes saw more than a massive number of losses.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the 13 months after the Williams hire, seven more coaches signed eight-figure deals, and Popovich signed his most recent deal at a $4 million annual bump.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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After the meal, Patterson told the group that she had been diagnosed with cancer after noticing a bump on her elbow, and asked for advice on whether to tell her kids.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Her doctor was able to treat the infection with antibiotics, but sent the placenta for testing, which is when the tumor was found.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Ellis took just one or two classes each semester and faced several setbacks, including a 10-pound tumor on her kidney that required surgery.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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