as in throb
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
his resting pulse rate is much lower than that of most men his age
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Recent Examples of pulse
IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
Schweblin’s stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark takes on huge implications, leaving your pulse racing, and the line between the real and the strange blur.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Fran Tirado, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
Streets pulse with music, laughter, and a packed calendar of events, creating an electric atmosphere that draws both locals and visitors into one joyous and chaotic rhythm.
—Joyce Onuorah, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
One protocol tested cells in the lab with rest periods and short pulses of charge and discharge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
Schweblin’s stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark takes on huge implications, leaving your pulse racing, and the line between the real and the strange blur.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
The classic main character energy of this sign will, of course, love nothing more than to be the pulsing epicenter of a party or rave, shifting the energy of a room with a flick of a finger and a scintillating level of taste.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
Streets pulse with music, laughter, and a packed calendar of events, creating an electric atmosphere that draws both locals and visitors into one joyous and chaotic rhythm.
—Joyce Onuorah, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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How to catch the 'Kornacki Cam' Viewers can watch the chart throb's election coverage on NBC News NOW livestream on Peacock.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
5 Nov. 2024
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The music throbs and flourishes; so does the stage, loaded up with gondolas and chandeliers, fog and fashion and fur and roller-skates.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Harry and Meghan currently appear to have adopted a more restrained PR strategy and did not comment during the recent presidential election, which saw Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Dallas beat the Eagles by 20 points the next week and the losses — and finger pointing — snowballed from there.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Who is responsible for drawing up the game plan for a beating like that?—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The bruises of beatings still show on the soles of his feet and back.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On the menu are many hands-on treatments that leave guests in a heavenly state, as well as customizable Kerstin Florian facials, vibrating crystal energy therapies, and light frequency remedies.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Their study, published on January 22nd in the journal Nature, relies on the tones generated during large earthquakes that cause the Earth to vibrate like a giant bell.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
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Anyone could see its pulsation in the swelling and ebbing cluster of people who took minutes or hours from a crowded day, who missed meals and forwent their customary amusements to keep a chilly vigil with a mother duck who was bringing forth her young.—
Chris Foran,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2024
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This compact skin-care device combines soft silicone and pulsations to break down oil, dirt, and sweat thoroughly.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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