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
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
This is the concept that gravitational waves passing between us and a pulsar could disrupt the timing of a pulsar’s radio pulses.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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
This monitor enables you to track your systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as your pulse.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
This is the concept that gravitational waves passing between us and a pulsar could disrupt the timing of a pulsar’s radio pulses.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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
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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
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According to the city’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Forrest, 64, was beaten to death, suffering blunt impact injuries of the head and torso.Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Gilbert police still face scrutiny over teen attacks: Inaction from the Gilbert Police Department over teen violence, including the death of Preston Lord, beatings of other teens, and a barn set on fire, prompted scrutiny of the department and town leadership.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
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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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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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The silicone bristles are extremely pliable, and it’s recommended to gently use circular motions as the 8,000 pulsations per minute penetrate the skin.Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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