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

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Recent Examples of palpitation 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 Its symptoms include chills, dizziness and light-headedness, excessive sweating, heart palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath, trembling or shaking, and upset stomach or indigestion. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Chemo sessions can cause tiredness, nausea and heart palpitations, among other side-effects. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 This includes symptoms such as anxiety, cold sweats, headaches and heart palpitations. Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for palpitation
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  • Some healthcare providers even use grip strength as a vital sign, along with blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, and breathing rate, to monitor overall health.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • Venturing into the underground sanctuary of The Warehouse, where Frankie Knuckles spun revolutionary sounds, Vince teamed up with Jesse Saunders to form Z Factor, a scrappy collective of visionaries who captured the pulse of Chicago’s underground on wax.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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  • Richard Chamberlain, legendary television actor, who got his start playing a heart throb TV doctor and went on to become a miniseries maestro, died on Saturday, according to his publicist.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Against my temple, the feed from her tracker throbs like a second pulse.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025

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“Palpitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitation. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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