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pit-a-patted

verb

past tense of pit-a-pat

as in throbbed

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner her heart pit-a-patted with surprise

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My knee throbbed from hitting the rocks and the questions filled my head.

— Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
There have been plenty of times when my feet throbbed after hours of sightseeing.

— Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026

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Built along a verdant slope edging Bodrum’s Paradise Bay, this contemporary property offers hard-to-beat vistas.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Hastert became a congressional candidate in 1986 and beat the Democrat with 52% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in a congressional race.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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In September, the company deployed a new 50 MW pulsed-power subsystem, a five-fold increase in power capability built on its MEGA platform.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
High-energy dance music pulsed from huge speakers around the field as the Manchester City players warmed up before a session at the Etihad Campus.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
And the universal consciousness of light that vibrated at my frequency is what saved me.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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