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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However, the 10 men kept plugging away in what was a pulsating end-to-end encounter and got a goal back after 68 minutes when Casemiro bulleted a header past Karl Darlow from a Ruben Fernandes cross.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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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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And yet, as dynasties could emerge across a number of divisions in boys hockey this postseason, none should diminish what will be yet another heart-throbbing three weeks.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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On the throw home, Williams advanced to second, beating a tag, and Brown raced home from third to score the third run.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Deni Avdija had 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Blazers, who advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2021 by beating the Phoenix Suns in the Play-In Tournament.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The sun is hot, the beats are loud and Fort Lauderdale Beach is once again pulsing with the energy of the annual Tortuga Music Festival, a three-day event that brings up to 100,000 music lovers to the sand and surf for one of the city's biggest weekends of the year.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Through it all, there's a euphoric energy pulsing through the theater, manifesting in several moving ways.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Electrons vibrating in some container.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The vibrating phone on the nightstand rattled again, pulling her fully awake.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Palpitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitating. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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