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swellings

noun

plural of swelling

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 Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 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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Rancho Cordova has begun traffic-calming construction on Borderlands Drive and Canyonlands Drive in the Sunridge Park neighborhood, adding speed lumps, bicycle lanes, high-visibility crosswalks, curb extensions and curb islands.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Pair that with a difficult out-of-division schedule, and the Panthers could take some lumps.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lumps

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Sarcoidosis is a disease in which nodules form, most commonly, in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones and skin.

— Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
The disease increasingly impacts non-smoking women, and current screening methods often detect small lung nodules that lack precise, minimally invasive treatment options.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Since that 2018 estimate, Hargitay has likely received salary bumps and now earns significantly more per episode.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026
Historically, when Apple bumps its official battery estimates, real-world performance gains are even larger.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bumps

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The taller nodes even stand in for overlays to help lockdown the foot.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The analysts expect China’s semiconductor capital spending to reach $82 billion by 2030, driven by capacity expansion in memory and advanced nodes amid a growing generative AI trend.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

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