as in to throb
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the heart muscle pulsates regularly to pump blood

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Recent Examples of pulsate The bot is then hooked up to a device known as a pneumatic ring oscillator, which delivers a pulsating 2.25-bar (32.6-psi) air current into channels within the robot's body. Ben Coxworth may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025 Richter’s monumental canvas elevates the fast tempos and raw, unpolished sound of punk music into complex compositions that pulsate with energy and emotion. Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 While Greektown may look different from its early days—today, lively casinos, pulsating neon signs, and thriving nightlife fill the area—the Greek roots still exist. AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 The joyride continued to the end where Malden Catholic emerged with the school’s first and only state baseball title with a pulsating 2-0 win over Marlboro. Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulsate
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Verb
  • Batteries of loudspeakers throbbed with a song whose refrain has become a catchphrase for those who want Mr. Yoon ousted.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • President Trump, some of his cabinet members and his adviser Elon Musk sat ringside in Miami late Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighting Championship event — a spectacle of violence, throbbing music and cheering crowds that the president has long admired.
    Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The green earth below the stone seems to vibrate with Dorian’s physical presence.
    Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
  • The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
  • Gordon mentions beating the Bears’ rivals as one of his key team goals for the 2025 season.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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  • His ability to write across the ensemble turns the family into an unforgettable organism, pulsing with sadness and regret and a small, late-breaking surge of scrappy resilience.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
  • The X-ray emissions, uncovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be the key to helping astronomers understand more about the true nature of these intriguing cosmic objects and their pulsing behavior.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 28 May 2025

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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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