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
It is based at the Jülich Supercomputing Center in the German Rhineland between Cologne and Aachen, running on a booster module with 5,900 accelerating compute nodes.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Instead of depending on centralized data servers, these networks store information securely across numerous nodes.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Snip the entire stalk, not just the flower head, of individual wilting or dying flowers down to the node so the plant will send out new blooms.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Reuters reported last week that Tan is concerned Intel’s customers won’t adopt Intel 18A, even though the chip manufacturing node is designed to be competitive with TSMC’s own solutions.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Instead of depending on centralized data servers, these networks store information securely across numerous nodes.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Snip the entire stalk, not just the flower head, of individual wilting or dying flowers down to the node so the plant will send out new blooms.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Reuters reported last week that Tan is concerned Intel’s customers won’t adopt Intel 18A, even though the chip manufacturing node is designed to be competitive with TSMC’s own solutions.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for node
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Doctors at Delray Medical Center used the newest robotic machines to biopsy, mark, and remove the lung lobe where the nodule resided.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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But in this case, Biden's office said his symptoms led to a prostate exam that resulted in the discovery of a small nodule.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
18 May 2025
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Heat increases blood flow and inflammation, which can worsen swelling and make bruising more likely after lip fillers.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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President Donald Trump’s leg swelling has been attributed to a common vein condition, according to a note from the White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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The bump pushed Netflix’s share of all TV use up to 8.3 percent, versus 7.5 percent in May.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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In June, food prices rose 0.3%, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—about the same as April, and slightly faster than May’s 0.1% bump.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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As the sugar circulates throughout the body, it is absorbed by cancer cells and shows tumors invisible on standard X-rays.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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After having a tumor roughly the size of a small basketball on her right ovary removed before the diagnosis, doctors then removed a smaller one on her left ovary three months later, the hospital said.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/node. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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