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
Most of the fossils are entombed in ironstone nodules.
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Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Then, last year, Sweetman had a fresh idea: The nodules, pursued for batteries, could be acting like batteries themselves, if metal ions in layers within the nodules created small amounts of charge.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 18 Sep. 2024
Once the animals died and became buried in layers of sediment over time, some of them became entombed in a mineral known as siderite, which solidified and formed a nodule around the remains.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The technology has already proven valuable when screening for breast cancer in mammograms and identifying lung nodules in chest X-rays.
—Roman Smagulov, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Then, last year, Sweetman had a fresh idea: The nodules, pursued for batteries, could be acting like batteries themselves, if metal ions in layers within the nodules created small amounts of charge.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 18 Sep. 2024
Once the animals died and became buried in layers of sediment over time, some of them became entombed in a mineral known as siderite, which solidified and formed a nodule around the remains.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The technology has already proven valuable when screening for breast cancer in mammograms and identifying lung nodules in chest X-rays.
—Roman Smagulov, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodule
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She’s been tested for Celiac disease, in which the gluten found in wheat, barley, rye, and other foods can trigger an intestine-damaging immune response, and Crohn’s disease, an autoimmune disease that causes swelling and severe inflammation in the digestive tract.—
Julia Sullivan,
SELF,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lymphatic massage was a must, especially in the beginning when my swelling was at its worst.—
Meirav Devash,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
David Williams,
National Review,
26 Dec. 2024
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Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain.—
Elise Cutts,
WIRED,
22 Dec. 2024
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In other words, an attacker would need to fool all or nearly all nodes to remain hidden—which quickly becomes infeasible as more light nodes join.—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Each cutting should have several leaves and be cut at the base of the stem, about 1 inch below a leaf node.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
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Crypto has been a priority of discussion and debate both during the 2024 election and run-up to the 2025 inauguration, and 2025 is set to be a positive year for crypto, but might have more bumps than some forecasters expect. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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On his way to the locker room inside Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA point guard collected hand slaps from teammates and a chest bump from guard Skyy Clark.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Johnson claimed that the round that hit him inflicted a large circular bruise on the back of his leg and caused a blood clot to form and increased his risk for additional blood clots, diminishing what had been prior to that point an active lifestyle.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Greif Reporting from Atlanta, Ga. Will Howard injured his non-throwing hand during a semifinal victory against Texas, as cameras captured a golf ball-sized bruise swelling mid-game.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Medical tests in October confirmed new and more aggressive tumors had developed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Jack Hoffman, a beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers superfan, has tragically passed away at 19 years of a diffuse high-grade neuroepithelial tumor.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Nodule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodule. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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