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
The company is focused on collecting and processing polymetallic nodules containing nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese, which are critical for energy infrastructure and industrial manufacturing.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
Appearance: Erythema nodosum typically appears as a rash of multiple red or darker-than-skin-color nodules (bumps on the skin) on the shin area.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Technologies to mine the deep sea include harvesters that crawl along the ocean floor and collect polymetallic nodules; vertical risers, which are long pipes that transport the nodules from the seafloor to mining vessels and surface support vessels; and ships that process and store the nodules.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Screenings for unrelated conditions can pick up thyroid nodules that are technically cancerous but asymptomatic or clinically insignificant.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
Appearance: Erythema nodosum typically appears as a rash of multiple red or darker-than-skin-color nodules (bumps on the skin) on the shin area.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Technologies to mine the deep sea include harvesters that crawl along the ocean floor and collect polymetallic nodules; vertical risers, which are long pipes that transport the nodules from the seafloor to mining vessels and surface support vessels; and ships that process and store the nodules.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Screenings for unrelated conditions can pick up thyroid nodules that are technically cancerous but asymptomatic or clinically insignificant.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
Noun
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The swelling in the area never subsided, prompting surgery to clean up bone spurs that had traveled dangerously close to his Achilles tendon.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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See a healthcare provider if lymph node swelling persists, is painful, or occurs with symptoms like fever or unexplained weight loss.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The appearance of lumps, wart-like growths, or open sores that don't heal within a few weeks is also a significant sign.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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However, during a physical provided by the WTA, the governing body of women’s tennis, the following year, another doctor encouraged Dabrowski to get the lump scanned.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These challenges require independent programs to coordinate across network nodes through messages and quantum entanglement.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2025
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Every individual user can run a light node that randomly validates one proof, contributing to the verification of the entire Merkle tree.—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For example, a contact list of 150,000 bumps the Standard subscription to $1,456 per month.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite a few bumps along in the performance, with the two starting over a few times, Menzel and Chenoweth received a standing ovation from the audience.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The motorist had multiple fractured ribs and bruises.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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During spring training, it was learned that Smith played with a deep bone bruise in his right ankle for much of the 2024 season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With this panoramic view of the body, doctors may spot big problems, like a large tumor.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Power Rangers Mystic Force star Peta Rutter died of a brain tumor in 2010, and even more actors who appeared on the series — Edward Laurence Albert, Robert L. Manahan, Machiko Soga, and Richard Genelle — have passed of natural causes.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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