as in swellings
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 nodes
By decoupling the supply chain at these nodes, a company prevents the bullwhip effect.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Sessions typically begin with the areas closest to the lymph nodes to clear pathways first, then move fluid from the rest of the body toward those nodes.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Immune cells inside those nodes identify and destroy pathogens before clean fluid returns to circulation.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Swollen or tender nodes at the neck, armpits or groin signal an overloaded filter.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Talabac notes that nodes are usually where leaves bud and where new growth emerges.
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Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
27 June 2026
Custom chip design at today’s most advanced manufacturing nodes costs hundreds of millions of dollars before a product ships.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Take a cutting between the nodes – the place where the leaves grow out from.
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Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Every system assigned to protect population centers, oil infrastructure or strategic facilities is a system unavailable to protect logistical nodes and operational support areas closer to the front.
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Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Sessions typically begin with the areas closest to the lymph nodes to clear pathways first, then move fluid from the rest of the body toward those nodes.
—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Immune cells inside those nodes identify and destroy pathogens before clean fluid returns to circulation.
—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Swollen or tender nodes at the neck, armpits or groin signal an overloaded filter.
—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Talabac notes that nodes are usually where leaves bud and where new growth emerges.
—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
27 June 2026
Custom chip design at today’s most advanced manufacturing nodes costs hundreds of millions of dollars before a product ships.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Take a cutting between the nodes – the place where the leaves grow out from.
—
Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Every system assigned to protect population centers, oil infrastructure or strategic facilities is a system unavailable to protect logistical nodes and operational support areas closer to the front.
—
Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodes
Noun
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
Noun
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In facultative endosymbiosis, the symbiont can live independently, as in the case of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium bacteria in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
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Her scans were clear until the three-month mark, when her doctors found suspicious nodules in her lungs.
Noun
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Can turkey tail mushrooms shrink lipomas, the soft, fatty lumps that show up under the skin of countless aging dogs?
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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As viewers know, her journey to get to happily ever after was filled with a lot of bumps in the road, as well as another suitor, William Ryder (Laurie Davidson).
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Wheeler grinned before Hill exchanged high-fives and chest bumps with right fielder Brandon Marsh.
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Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame.
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In January 2023, my doctor was floored — the tumors were gone.
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“Nodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodes. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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