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Recent Examples of palpitate
The Broad palpitated with energy.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The finale had the impossible task of putting the monstrous show to an unquiet grave, and while some storylines seemed rushed and others completely ignored, even everyone’s least favorite season of GOT is heart palpitating.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Representing heart-palpitating romance is the main storyline: the passion of Megha’s son Naveen (Carol Mazhuvancheril) for his boyfriend, Keshav (Noah Israel), a fellow Hindu who happens to be Caucasian.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
In one of the raciest vignettes, a man buys and eats fresh dumplings on a train, intermittently palpitating his sore gums with his fingers.
—Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2020
Angelica Hernández's heart hasn't stopped palpitating for a week.
—Author: Arelis R. Hernández, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2020
The past three seasons, their games were marked by palpitating comebacks.
—New York Times, 23 Nov. 2019
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The finale had the impossible task of putting the monstrous show to an unquiet grave, and while some storylines seemed rushed and others completely ignored, even everyone’s least favorite season of GOT is heart palpitating.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Representing heart-palpitating romance is the main storyline: the passion of Megha’s son Naveen (Carol Mazhuvancheril) for his boyfriend, Keshav (Noah Israel), a fellow Hindu who happens to be Caucasian.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
In one of the raciest vignettes, a man buys and eats fresh dumplings on a train, intermittently palpitating his sore gums with his fingers.
—Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2020
Angelica Hernández's heart hasn't stopped palpitating for a week.
—Author: Arelis R. Hernández, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2020
The past three seasons, their games were marked by palpitating comebacks.
—New York Times, 23 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitate
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The light bled red at Sixty-Seventh and Pacific, music throbbing through the speakers as Olivia Borsutzki relaxed her foot from the brake.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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My boredom typically spurs feelings of frustration, guilt, shame—and long nutritionless spells of goggling, slack-jawed, at celebrity news on my phone while the world throbs around me.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Necas added his seventh power-play goal of the season 2 1/2 minutes later, beating his Czech Olympic teammate with a high shot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the last ten years, Berkshire shares have gained 250%, also beating the S & P 500.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Taken from a Kamikaze menu Garcia created for Huerta’s birthday, the tom yum aguachile vibrates with heat under a canopy of fresh tortilla chips shaped like half moons.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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When stepping near areas of quicksand, the ground may move, ripple, or subtly vibrate, indicating a lack of support below the surface.—
Outside,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
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Room service extras include infrared, pulsed electromagnetic mats to stimulate cellular metabolism and reduce inflammation; JetBoots to enhance circulation; SmartGoggles with heat, vibration and massage to soothe eyes and enhance sleep; and facial LED masks to improve skin tone and texture.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Musical cues swing wildly from choral eeriness to dead silence to pulsing synths without any discernible logic, frequently robbing scenes of rhythm and dread.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Palpitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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