as in pulse
a rhythmic expanding and contracting a palpitation of the blood vessels

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Recent Examples of palpitation His lawyers told the court that Lai had been experiencing palpitations and episodes of light-headedness, prompting judges to adjourn the hearing to get his prescribed medications and a heart monitor. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 This can cause symptoms such as blurred vision, dizziness, sweating, heart palpitations, and confusion. Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025 McBride said her symptoms began in her young teen years and included anxiety, hair loss, dry skin, fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and unexplained weight gain. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 But they were postponed twice on Thursday and Friday, first due to a severe thunderstorm that closed courts and then to allow time for Lai, who has complained of heart palpitations, to receive medication and a portable heart monitor. Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for palpitation
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Noun
  • Layered with live jazz and pounding percussion from experimental duo Robin Schulkowsky and Joey Baron, the result gave Hedda an extra pulse.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Anyway, the Uli tribe finally was able to read their note about the Journey, and Jawan was picked as the one to go, while Jake went for Kele and Matt won a pulse-racing game of RPS against MC to punch his ticket for Hina.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So the production is impeccable, getting the period details right and exact, down to the last slap-bass throb, while also sounding fresh and up to date.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Naomi Campbell sings, grooving to a disco throb and delivering the line like Deee-Lite’s Lady Miss Kier might.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Palpitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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