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
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
This gas absorbs that light and also pulses, with this secondary pulse serving as an echo of the first.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
The high-quality sound system around Fan Fest features a pulsing bass that can be felt through the asphalt throughout the outdoor space.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Humphreys’ coach at the 2024 world championship in Belgium told him his pulse rate rose to 207.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
This gas absorbs that light and also pulses, with this secondary pulse serving as an echo of the first.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
Verb
The upper floors are devoted to beauty and clinical treatments, with everything from blood oxygenation and ozone therapy, hyperbaric chambers, and pulsed electro-magnetic field therapy.
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Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
The high-quality sound system around Fan Fest features a pulsing bass that can be felt through the asphalt throughout the outdoor space.
—
Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
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Evoking Sean Baker in its style, a whirlwind 10-minute opening sequence — sweatily shot by Adam Newport-Berra and feverishly cut by editors Taylor Levy and Sofía Subercaseaux to a steady, heavy throb of bass — establishes this world to either seductive or nightmarish effect.
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Operating somewhere between the steamy formlessness of Topdown Dialectic and the tactile throb of Shackleton, Vasin uncovers some of his most distinctive rhythms by mutating the space surrounding his samples.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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But if the stock market rally that powers the divide fizzles out, the economy could take a significant beating.
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Withstanding territorial beatings from rival lions.
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These bees vibrate flowers to release the pollen, improving pollination and fruit set.
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Ongoing work in string theory — the idea that our universe, at its smallest, most fundamental level, is made up of vibrating strings — suggests a way these concepts might be connected.
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They’re designed to minimize pulsation and noise, which are common issues with larger vehicles.
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Slow pulsations near the end of the AGB phase lead to ejecta, but these ejecta are rarely visible directly.
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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