as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there
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Recent Examples of nodule
Only in about 1% of cases, when a nodule grows or changes, is a biopsy done.
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Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Plants That Benefit From Being Planted With Beans With the help of bacteria that grow in nodules on their roots, bean plants and their relatives enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
For instance, the dimensions of the rock nodule in which it is preserved are consistent with those of an egg.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
Heads with nodules made from rubber, plastic or silicone are better at keeping limescale from forming quickly.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Plants That Benefit From Being Planted With Beans With the help of bacteria that grow in nodules on their roots, bean plants and their relatives enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
For instance, the dimensions of the rock nodule in which it is preserved are consistent with those of an egg.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
Heads with nodules made from rubber, plastic or silicone are better at keeping limescale from forming quickly.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
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
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In the middle depth of the battlespace, Ukrainian strike systems are reaching logistics nodes, command posts, transportation hubs, and air defense batteries far behind the front, forcing Russia to push supplies and units farther from Ukrainian positions.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Also, the five-star analyst expects the WFE market to continue to benefit from accelerating NAND node transitions, with Lam Research highlighting $40 billion in node transition spending.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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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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Several police officers and security personnel also sustained cuts and bruises during the incidents.—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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May 26 sports commentary Hey, Sean Keeler, Kiss every bruise, interspersing my whooped behind.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 May 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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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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