as in lumps
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning
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Recent Examples of swellings
Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
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Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swellings
Noun
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Morgan willing to take lumps with rookie kicker While Canales has been lukewarm in his comments about rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, Morgan offered a more polished endorsement on Thursday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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These lumps typically develop in areas of the body where the skin rubs together, and can be recurrent.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
28 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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The injuries range from bumps and bruises to broken bones.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized with a fractured vertebrae and multiple cuts and bruises, including injuries specifically to his left arm and lower leg, after his rent-a-car was hit from behind, spokesman Michael Ragusa said Sunday.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Patches on the tongue are missing papillae, which are tiny, pinkish-white bumps, and look like a map.—
Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
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Sears missed the web; Intel missed successive process nodes and the extreme-scale foundry model.—
Michael Cannivet,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Swellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swellings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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