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
Nadar herself, who has continued to grow the museum into one of the most important nodes in the South Asian art ecosystem.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Place the cutting in a jar of water, making sure at least two to three nodes are submerged.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
In a Decision Diagram, all the various choices that lead to the same destination in time and space are represented as a single node on the graph, making things simpler and reducing the amount of times Lambert's problem has to be solved.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Start your new story as Mercury activates the lunar nodes.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 May 2026
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Place the cutting in a jar of water, making sure at least two to three nodes are submerged.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
In a Decision Diagram, all the various choices that lead to the same destination in time and space are represented as a single node on the graph, making things simpler and reducing the amount of times Lambert's problem has to be solved.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Start your new story as Mercury activates the lunar nodes.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for node
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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
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Painful nodules, recurring abscesses and slow-healing lesions often come and go in cycles, with symptoms that shift in severity and location over time.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
18 May 2026
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The White House said the swelling around the ankles was due to chronic venous insufficiency or CVI, which occurs when leg veins fail to send blood back to the heart properly, and the bruising on the back of his hand was caused by frequent handshaking and aspirin.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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But the swelling in many of Armonda’s patients wouldn’t peak until several days later.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion).—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
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Martinez could get a lump-sum check as soon as that money, drawn from frozen Cuban assets, are cleared by President Bush.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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The tight-fitting lid has a metal knob on top and little bumps called drip points on the underside so that the moisture from condensation is evenly redistributed over the food to keep it moist.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Mike Bercovici was officially promoted from assistant QBs coach to passing game coordinator after receiving the bump earlier this offseason.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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In August 2023, doctors discovered that her months of chest pain, shortness of breath and an elevated heart rate were actually caused by tumors pressing against her trachea, heart and arteries, leading to a stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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In breast cancer patients, higher GLP-1 receptor levels were linked to a 45% lower risk of death compared with patients whose tumors had lower levels.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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