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Examples of pulsate in a Sentence
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 performance categories may have been too far out of reach, but the pulsating score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Justin Kuritzkes’ original screenplay and Marco Costa’s editing were on several scoresheets.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
But with a 3-2 between West Ham and Fulham, a pulsating 1-1 between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, and another 2-2 between Brentford and Manchester City, this game wasn’t an outlier, but almost standard fare for this era of Premier League football.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Sophie seamlessly weaves erratic and mystifying synths with ominous soundscapes, pure pop perfection, catchy lyrics, pulsating bass, effervescent production, emotive stylings and more to create a cohesive body of work.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
With its multiple floors and even deeper catalog, the Tower store in downtown New York felt like a more vital, pulsating music gathering place.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Word History
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
First Known Use
1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulsate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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