as in swellings
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 nodes
My friend had heard that this grass was special because of its rhizomes, underground stems that spread, out of which shoots and roots emerge from each of its nodes or joints along the stem.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Nvidia will sell you a separate rack full of the right amount of CPX nodes to attach to your Rubin rack.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Cities are the most potent nodes of this global animal panopticon.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
The sys-sage library Led by Schulz, the research team extended the existing sys-sage library, a HPC software stack that processes data from supercomputers, such as information about processors and their performance, and data transfer between compute nodes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
This is where history meets lived experience, where history is not in the remote past, but located, sometimes, in nodes of trauma in bodies and psyches.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This allows for a lot of possibilities to further deepen the hacking mechanic with more complex hacking grids, expanding it, or trying to decide which nodes will be of benefit in a fight.
—Echo Apsey, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This at-home massager, complete with eight kneading massage nodes and heat, is a real treat at the end of a long day.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Removing the leaves exposes the leaf nodes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Nvidia will sell you a separate rack full of the right amount of CPX nodes to attach to your Rubin rack.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Cities are the most potent nodes of this global animal panopticon.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
The sys-sage library Led by Schulz, the research team extended the existing sys-sage library, a HPC software stack that processes data from supercomputers, such as information about processors and their performance, and data transfer between compute nodes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
This is where history meets lived experience, where history is not in the remote past, but located, sometimes, in nodes of trauma in bodies and psyches.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This allows for a lot of possibilities to further deepen the hacking mechanic with more complex hacking grids, expanding it, or trying to decide which nodes will be of benefit in a fight.
—Echo Apsey, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This at-home massager, complete with eight kneading massage nodes and heat, is a real treat at the end of a long day.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
Removing the leaves exposes the leaf nodes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodes
Noun
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nurse Loveth instructed me to massage my face five times a day for five days to evenly distribute the Sculptra and prevent any nodules from forming.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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In approximately 5-10% of cases, the infection may progress to a chronic pulmonary form, causing persistent pneumonia-like symptoms, with the development of lung nodules that may be seen on chest X-ray.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those bumps will push out deduction limitations and result in upward adjustments to tax brackets and increases to other key thresholds.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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If you’re doomed to go 4-8 again, give the locals something to cling to while they’re stuck riding over the bumps.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an era when artificial intelligence can read X-rays, detect tumors, and recommend treatments, that question is no longer hypothetical.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Others have reported an increased risk of pancreatitis, muscle loss and thyroid tumors.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Nodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodes. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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