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Recent Examples of palpitation
These ingredients can also cause side effects, including nausea, heart palpitations, and tingling sensations.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Mar. 2026
Reports include adverse events such as high fever and heart palpitations from unapproved peptides.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
In October, researchers in Louisiana reported on a case involving a college football player who had heart palpitations during practice.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
In January, Pang said Lai suffered health issues including heart palpitations, high blood pressure and diabetes.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Mar. 2026
Reports include adverse events such as high fever and heart palpitations from unapproved peptides.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
In October, researchers in Louisiana reported on a case involving a college football player who had heart palpitations during practice.
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
In January, Pang said Lai suffered health issues including heart palpitations, high blood pressure and diabetes.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitation
Noun
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But football remains the pulse of her life.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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His presence alone drastically shifts ratings, narratives, and the emotional pulse of the event.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in my own case, that meaning has been a reminder — unwelcome but reliable — of my origins, and of the need to find the right fit when crossing between languages, so that the ache in one finds its answering throb in another.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the summer, the northern area of South Beach throbs with Latins, on vacation from South America, from Union City, N.J., even from the working-class neighborhoods of Hialeah.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Palpitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitation. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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