as in swellings
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 nodules
China is leading a race to collect metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor, resources seen as key to clean energy.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Sinatra had been in a career slump and had also been suffering from a vocal cord hemorrhage and nodules.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Of particular interest are polymetallic nodules – agglomerations, typically smaller than a potato, containing manganese and other metals and found in the silt of the deep ocean floor.
—Coalter G Lathrop, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
On the seafloor, the nodules are vital habitat, part of a fragile ecosystem of marine species that are adapted to the dark, cold environment.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The fusion crust nodules became more defined at 250x magnification.
—Heather Barker, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Other risks include bacterial infections, nodules and in rare cases vision loss.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Sinatra had been in a career slump and had also been suffering from a vocal cord hemorrhage and nodules.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Of particular interest are polymetallic nodules – agglomerations, typically smaller than a potato, containing manganese and other metals and found in the silt of the deep ocean floor.
—Coalter G Lathrop, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
On the seafloor, the nodules are vital habitat, part of a fragile ecosystem of marine species that are adapted to the dark, cold environment.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The fusion crust nodules became more defined at 250x magnification.
—Heather Barker, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Other risks include bacterial infections, nodules and in rare cases vision loss.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodules
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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
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Add American cheese, remaining 1 cup cheddar, and reserved soaking water; stir vigorously until most of the cheese is melted (some small lumps of cheese will remain and that is OK) and water is absorbed.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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From Hong Kong, sovereign-grade assets are bridged through operating nodes in Jakarta and Seoul into global capital markets.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The payload is designed to disperse projectiles over an area comparable to a large parking lot, enhancing effectiveness against radar sites, air defenses, and command nodes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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The 25-year-old came to the defense of Jamal Murray after an exchange of bumps early in the second quarter, sparking a minor altercation.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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That started the ball rolling, but there were a lot of bumps on the way.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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A week earlier, an emergency rescue helicopter found the woman with bruises and lacerations after a fall at a rocky spot at the waterfall on the South Island's West Coast.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The bumps and bruises, aches, pain and fatigue that comes with air travel and sleeping in hotels and the unrelenting schedule takes its toll.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 90% of these tumors are diagnosed in patients under 20 years old, often around the onset of puberty, making Tamura an outlier.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Current drug delivery methods often struggle to target tumors accurately, causing side effects in healthy tissue.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Nodules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodules. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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