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
Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Once a pulse was regained, she had been moved to the second floor of the ICU.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
Keys rang out late as bass pulsed, with the band stretching out on the opener.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Photograph by Rebecca Noble / Reuters Bernie Sanders and A.O.C. Fight the Oligarchy
In Arizona, a crowd of thousands suggested that the left still has a pulse.
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Once a pulse was regained, she had been moved to the second floor of the ICU.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Apply to pulse points The first, and most obvious, is applying to your pulse points.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
Keys rang out late as bass pulsed, with the band stretching out on the opener.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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Richard Chamberlain, legendary television actor, who got his start playing a heart throb TV doctor and went on to become a miniseries maestro, died on Saturday, according to his publicist.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Against my temple, the feed from her tracker throbs like a second pulse.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Her defense has raised the possibility that someone else beat him to death and left him in the cold.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The demo is full of a lot of welcome, lighthearted touches, like the ability to surf on giant slabs of rock or shake the controller for a very ape-like beating of Donkey Kong's chest.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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Todd takes an emotional beating throughout the album.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The shock of the President Trump tariffs still vibrates through the world.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The vibrating bar also assists with lymphatic drainage, ably contouring, defining, and depuffing the face.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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To gauge whether the blood vessel pulsations propel glymphatic flow, the researchers stimulated the area of the mouse brain that produces the neurotransmitter, artificially speeding up the pulses from every 50 seconds to every 10.—
ByMitch Leslie,
science.org,
8 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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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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