Thesaurus results for PULSATE

pulsate

verb

ˈpəl-ˌsāt

Definition of pulsate

as in to throb

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner the heart muscle pulsates regularly to pump blood

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Recent Examples of pulsate What is harder to summon from this distance is the pulsating chaos of that day, hour by hour. — Ann Gerhart, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026 An ominous, pulsating soundtrack begins to play as the camera pulls away to reveal the living room of the beachside home and the infant in a bouncy chair. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 Not Netflix‘s The Whisper Man, though, which doesn’t need the extra time and sails by in under two hours as a movie in a pulsating pace that keeps us engaged and guessing from beginning to end. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Even in the dusty, mundane space of the cabinet, the stock-still object pulsated with wild energy. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulsate

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His mom anointed his forehead with extra virgin olive oil when his head throbbed.

— Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Astaire is the world's foremost exponent of that particular variety of heart throb!

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of throb

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This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of beat

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Another big draw for fans was hearing the powerful soundtrack and pulsing score boom through the theater’s speakers.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
The environment will be represented by a red pulsing jewel icon and initially will only include TV shows (not movies).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

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