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Recent Examples of palpitation
The latter was experiencing heart palpitations and was later released.
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Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
As the heart struggles to properly pump blood, symptoms resemble those of a heart attack, including chest pain, heart palpitations and irregular heartbeat.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Heart palpitations Estrogen also helps regulate your heart rate and maintain healthy cholesterol levels, so fluctuations in the hormone can cause heart palpitations, even for women without a history of heart problems.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
At one point, chronic stress started causing me frequent heart palpitations.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
As the heart struggles to properly pump blood, symptoms resemble those of a heart attack, including chest pain, heart palpitations and irregular heartbeat.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Heart palpitations Estrogen also helps regulate your heart rate and maintain healthy cholesterol levels, so fluctuations in the hormone can cause heart palpitations, even for women without a history of heart problems.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
At one point, chronic stress started causing me frequent heart palpitations.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitation
Noun
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The pulse setting turns the food processor on for one quick burst so your ingredients don’t get overly chopped.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Police soon arrived at the West Side apartment of 60-year-old Anthony DeWalt and found the woman unresponsive with a weak pulse.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No one wants to deal with the relentless ache, limited range of motion, stabbing jolts or that deep, burning throb that makes even turning your head feel impossible.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The electric throb of cicadas enters my veins like an ether.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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“Palpitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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