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
Suzanne Nossel, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
Whether grooving to go-go classics or catching new talent, these stations honor the city’s rich musical heritage, keeping the pulse of D.C. alive, one song at a time.
—Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Music still pulsed out of the venues that had hung on, and a new generation of singer-songwriters and jazz players was on the horizon in the early Eighties.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The relocation of trust and safety teams to Texas risks trading years of expertise in grappling with global moderation dilemmas for an uncertain bid to have a finger on the pulse of what’s assumed to be middle America.
—Suzanne Nossel, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
Whether grooving to go-go classics or catching new talent, these stations honor the city’s rich musical heritage, keeping the pulse of D.C. alive, one song at a time.
—Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Walls of Sciurus carolinensis pulsing across the landscape befuddled naturalists and frustrated farmers, but these movements were a survival strategy, says John Koprowski, the dean of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming and a longtime squirrel expert.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Music still pulsed out of the venues that had hung on, and a new generation of singer-songwriters and jazz players was on the horizon in the early Eighties.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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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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Prior to beating Georgetown, DePaul’s last Big East win was over No. 8 Xavier on Jan. 18, 2023.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Only one musician manages to beat Charli, as well as Eilish and every other star who lands on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart as Americans get their first look at the exciting new tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pereira outclassed Rountree, putting a beating on his opponent before scoring a fourth-round TKO win.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Frazier gave Ali the worst beating of his life, slamming his midsection, round after round, with blows meant to send his kidneys and heart into unbearable anguish.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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It’s composed of rows of TV monitors arranged into a grid (à la Minimalism) and displaying undulating black-and-white patterns that appear to vibrate (à la Op).—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In another breakthrough, researchers built an ultra-sensitive microphone informed by spider silk, which vibrates with the subtle perturbations of sound waves moving through the air.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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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 30 Jan. 2025.
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