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
Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Mist it onto your pulse points (neck, wrists) or walk through a cloud of the sweetly warm fragrance.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 May 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Through a new study, published in Science Advances, researchers used a pulsing laser on study participants to stimulate a part of the eye.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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$100
KitchenAid
With three speeds plus a pulse setting, KitchenAid 3-Speed Ice Crushing Blender is simple and easy to use.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Mist it onto your pulse points (neck, wrists) or walk through a cloud of the sweetly warm fragrance.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 May 2025
Verb
Photo: Everett Collection Nearly killed in a motorcycle accident, a young woman (adult-film star Marilyn Chambers) receives an experimental surgery that transforms her into a 20th-century Typhoid Mary, unleashing a zombie plague via a pulsing stinger in her armpit.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Through a new study, published in Science Advances, researchers used a pulsing laser on study participants to stimulate a part of the eye.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 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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Rewind 12 months and the tussle at the top of the WTA Tour produced one of the most epic Madrid Open finals ever as Iga Swiatek beat Aryna Sabalenka in a match lasting over three hours.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Plenty of Caribbean islands are known for their beaches, but blissfully beautiful Antigua beats them all.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was hospitalized in critical condition after the arrest and died three days later from injuries sustained during the beating.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Release of video of the beating sparked protests and vigils across the nation and calls for change within the Memphis Police Department.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Verb
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In order to sense something, some part of us has to physically vibrate with it.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The back of the phone even vibrated slightly with the beat.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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 18 May. 2025.
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