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Recent Examples of palpitation
That can cause heart palpitations, dizziness or lightheadedness, shortness of breath, fainting and chest pain.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
If the two were to team up again, fans may endure heart palpitations from excitement.
—Jordan Robinson, SELF, 19 Mar. 2026
How the Horns held off the Wolfpack Anyone who has watched the Longhorns are painfully aware of the palpitations and hoop sweats that come with this group.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Heart palpitations, intense fear or insomnia drive people to seek care, while attention symptoms are less recognized.
—Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
If the two were to team up again, fans may endure heart palpitations from excitement.
—Jordan Robinson, SELF, 19 Mar. 2026
How the Horns held off the Wolfpack Anyone who has watched the Longhorns are painfully aware of the palpitations and hoop sweats that come with this group.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Heart palpitations, intense fear or insomnia drive people to seek care, while attention symptoms are less recognized.
—Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitation
Noun
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At 2-0 down, and with Nuno Espirito Santo shuffling to a back-four, there was a flicker of a pulse and two decent saves from Nick Pope.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The group is also running a public awareness campaign to urge Americans to eat a half cup of pulses each day.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Evoking Sean Baker in its style, a whirlwind 10-minute opening sequence — sweatily shot by Adam Newport-Berra and feverishly cut by editors Taylor Levy and Sofía Subercaseaux to a steady, heavy throb of bass — establishes this world to either seductive or nightmarish effect.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Operating somewhere between the steamy formlessness of Topdown Dialectic and the tactile throb of Shackleton, Vasin uncovers some of his most distinctive rhythms by mutating the space surrounding his samples.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Palpitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitation. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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