as in pulsating
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as in throbbing
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
the man's heart began to palpitate, and he feared another attack was coming on
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Recent Examples of palpitating
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Relevant, heart-palpitating, thoughtful, emotional, tense, thrilling, devastating and joyful.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitating
Adjective
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To experience the city’s culture at its most pulsating, visit during the annual Carnaval de Limón in October.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2025
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The relentlessly pulsating tempo of the record is tailor-made for the most full-throttle parts of 5SOS’ live show.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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With osteomalacia and rickets, a person may experience throbbing bone discomfort and muscle weakness and pain.—
Mark Stibich,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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That’s why my leg is throbbing.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Scottie Barnes won the opening 12-minute game for the Stars with a game-ending 3-pointer in overtime, beating the World 37-36 after Edwards forced OT.—
Greg Beacham,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Shooting and beating American citizens in the streets, demolishing history, covering up obvious crimes, threatening our allies, targeting political adversaries and using the office for personal enrichment are just a few things that have occurred and gone unchecked by powers that control Congress.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the sheer curtains came alive with layered projections — solar flares, pulsing wavelengths, images of Reznor casting ghostly echoes of himself across the gauze in duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Simone made art like her purpose was pulsing through her, coursing through her veins and embedded in her bloodstream.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
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Suddenly a crowd is just there, vibrating to the sounds in ecstatic reverie.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Even traditional luxury hotels advertise all types of ancient and modern elixirs, from Ayurvedic nutrition plans and chakra-cleansing crystal massages to vibrating mattress pads for lymphatic drainage.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Palpitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitating. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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