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 doctors found a prostate nodule and told him Friday that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that cancer cells had spread to his bones.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The debate over Biden’s health was reignited last week even before his office announced the prostate nodule.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
The move is designed to help private companies access billions of tons of potato-sized rocks known as polymetallic nodules, which are rich in strategically important minerals.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Biden was seen for further tests last week after a finding of a prostate nodule.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 18 May 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The debate over Biden’s health was reignited last week even before his office announced the prostate nodule.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
The move is designed to help private companies access billions of tons of potato-sized rocks known as polymetallic nodules, which are rich in strategically important minerals.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Biden was seen for further tests last week after a finding of a prostate nodule.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
Noun
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Most kids will recover from measles, but infection can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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For the first time in years, the swelling and pain disappeared.—
Suzy Katz,
Health,
16 May 2025
Noun
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What’s more, the double-stitched seams and baffle box design keep lumps at bay.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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That was a big moment, that was a big lump of publicity.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Noun
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For example, full nodes of the network check signatures (through SigOps) when verifying transactions.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Medical professionals usually use a detailed system called TNM – short for tumor, nodes, metastasis – to classify a tumor’s stage.—
Jason P. Joseph,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Facing a nearly $1-billion shortfall, the City Council passed a budget that rejected the funding bump asked for by department leaders.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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But some bumps in the road are to be expected, and Friday was one of those days for Rea, who turned in a subpar performance in a 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds before 36,019 at Wrigley Field.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Her face was covered in bruises, her nose was broken and she had been branded.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Take photos of your bruises, cuts, scratches, lacerations, and bumps, and anything else that shows what happened.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Noun
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The Bidens lost their son, Beau, to a brain tumor in 2015.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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So when his young grandson develops a brain tumor, Joe needs a way to pay for the boy’s treatment and make amends for his own indifferent parenting.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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