The lights pulsated with the music.
People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.
Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.
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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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Etymology
in part borrowed from Latin pulsātus, past participle of pulsāre "to strike with repeated blows, beat, (in passive) beat wildly (of the heart)," frequentative or repetitive derivative of pellere "to beat against, push, strike"; in part from pulse entry 1 + -ate entry 4 — more at pulse entry 1
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