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swellings

noun

plural of swelling

as in lumps

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning

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Recent Examples of swellings Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection. — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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Hopefully, Miami can begin to reap the benefits from the lumps that the trio of defensive linemen — Grant, Phillips and Biggers — received during their up-and-down rookie campaigns in 2025.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Peet, who had been screened since her late 30s because of dense breast tissue and prior benign lumps, was treated with a lumpectomy and radiation and is now on tamoxifen.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lumps

Noun

And just to take a step back, legumes are this incredible family of plants in nature that form nodules that are full of something called rhizobia, which are nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Deep-sea mining companies are targeting this vast reserves of metal-rich nodules to power the electric vehicle market.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of nodules

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Along with the gunshot wounds, Kowalewicz also had bruises to her neck.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
But when adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with bruises, the community questions the traditional education the Gheorghiu yougsters are getting from their parents.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of bruises

Noun

That’s probably the most beautiful, using a fluorescent tag to label the lipids inside the network and then tracking it across many different nodes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Inventory, rates and content move across these multiple nodes before a customer ever sees a booking option.

— Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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swelling (up)

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