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 On the satellite nodes, the LED glows solid blue for three minutes, then turns off when the connection to the router is good. —
John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026 Over the past decade, the Avenue has grown from a handful of galleries into one of the central nodes of Dubai’s cultural infrastructure, now housing around 90 creative businesses across repurposed industrial spaces. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Cut pothos stems just above leaf nodes, and use clean tools. —Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 14 Apr. 2026 This at-home massager, complete with eight kneading massage nodes and heat, is a real treat at the end of a long day. —Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for node
John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026 Over the past decade, the Avenue has grown from a handful of galleries into one of the central nodes of Dubai’s cultural infrastructure, now housing around 90 creative businesses across repurposed industrial spaces. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Cut pothos stems just above leaf nodes, and use clean tools. —Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 14 Apr. 2026 This at-home massager, complete with eight kneading massage nodes and heat, is a real treat at the end of a long day. —Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for node
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These rubbery, firm nodules are called keloids, which are poorly understood skin growths that result from wound healing that goes awry and expands beyond the borders of the original wound.— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
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Plants That Benefit From Being Planted With Beans With the help of bacteria that grow in nodules on their roots, bean plants and their relatives enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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Further investigation showed that the baby had suffered a skull fracture, ruptured blood vessels in her eyes, brain bleeding and swelling.— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Children who recover can still face devastating ear infections, pneumonia, diarrhea, dehydration, malnourishment, blindness, and brain swelling.— Penelope Gatlin, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Over Christmas, while trying to pinpoint where the discomfort was really coming from, Warner discovered a lump.— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Castaways Raw Bar & Grill is another local favorite, which regularly draws crowds with its seafood mac-n-cheese and jumbo lump crab cakes.— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
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Hawley estimates that adopting sustainability practices incentivized by the uplift may cost productions one to three percent more, though it’ll be offset by the five percent bump to the base credit.— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mast says the third bump, happening now, is indicative of a new economic reality driven, in part, by new technology.— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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His tumor shrank to about half an inch in size, and was therefore no longer considered stage 4, per SWNS.— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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His podcast audiences can’t see that there are so many tumors in his lungs they can’t be counted anymore.— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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