as in nodule
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
the doctor examined the node on my knee before deciding it was the result of arthritis
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Recent Examples of node
Last month, Daniel White lifted up his red jail uniform to show a small node of medication the size of a walnut that protruded from his belly.
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Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This drift carries the node early this year through the March equinox, and hence the moon's path is tilted 23.5 degrees + 5 degrees = 28.5 degrees to the equator.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Most importantly, Vance will serve as the node between the White House and Capitol Hill, focused on making sure no one is slowing down the Trump agenda in Congress.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
All the work to that point had been done using the design rules—transistor and circuit geometries—for the existing 65-nanometer node rather than a future 45-nanometer node.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
This drift carries the node early this year through the March equinox, and hence the moon's path is tilted 23.5 degrees + 5 degrees = 28.5 degrees to the equator.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Most importantly, Vance will serve as the node between the White House and Capitol Hill, focused on making sure no one is slowing down the Trump agenda in Congress.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
All the work to that point had been done using the design rules—transistor and circuit geometries—for the existing 65-nanometer node rather than a future 45-nanometer node.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for node
Noun
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The liver develops nodules (growths), and scar tissue persists, leading to necrosis and cellular death.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
13 Dec. 2024
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Her symptoms were pretty challenging—a series of painful nodules that needed to be lanced and drained.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There wasn’t that much pain, and the swelling was minor.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ice: Apply ice for the first 48 hours for 10–20 minutes at a time to reduce swelling and pain.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Similar to Milla’s story on the show, Ainscough was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma in 2008 following a biopsy of lumps from her left arm.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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These crab cakes were not full of jumbo lump, but had claw and backfin meat and sold for ten cents.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the event, Doute wore a maxi form-fitting floral dress that hugged her growing bump.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hives cause bumps or welts on the skin, while eczema leads to rashes and dry and scaly skin.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The imaging can show how thick the endometrium (lining of the uterus) is and whether there are cysts, uterine or ovarian tumors, or anything else of concern.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Female firefighters were 254% times more likely to develop brain tumors and have a high risk of thyroid cancer and melanoma.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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