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
Biden's representatives said the former president had a routine physical last week and doctors discovered a small nodule in his prostate.
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Averi Harper, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Now there are about seven cancerous nodules on her lungs.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Biden, who is 82 years old, underwent additional tests last week after a prostate nodule was discovered.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2025
Biden was evaluated after a small nodule was found in the prostate, which necessitated further evaluation, his office said last week.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
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Averi Harper, ABC News, 20 May 2025
Now there are about seven cancerous nodules on her lungs.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Biden, who is 82 years old, underwent additional tests last week after a prostate nodule was discovered.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2025
Biden was evaluated after a small nodule was found in the prostate, which necessitated further evaluation, his office said last week.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
Noun
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The swelling on her brain is still not fully gone, causing difficulties with speech and mobility of the right side of her body as well as memory problems.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
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The Martian felt better on Tuesday despite some swelling and bruising, but Boone held him out of the lineup.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Order the jumbo lump or save a few bucks and opt for the equally tasty backfin version.—
Christina Tkacik,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In a fifty-eight-year-old survivor of breast cancer with a strong family history of the disease, a new lump near the original site likely signals recurrence—intervention is warranted.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Iran’s military capabilities have been severely degraded over the past few days by Israeli attacks, which have taken out substantial parts of its air defenses, ballistic missile batteries, command-and-control nodes and dozens of top commanders.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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There are other nodes to consider besides the green one.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Despite the bump, bearish signals remain on the horizon, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifying at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday that the central bank will likely keep rates steady as the threat of inflation remains.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Investors who can stomach the bumps may end up owning a piece of mobility’s future infrastructure—not just a car stock.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The second procedure revealed that there were unexplained bruises on his head and body, per The Telegraph.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Zoltan had reportedly suffered a broken arm and cuts, while Mickey had cuts and bruises.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Most commonly, tumors occur in the retina, brain, spinal chord and kidneys.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The study examined patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer whose tumors express PD-L1.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
17 June 2025
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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