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Recent Examples of pulsate
Claire’s veins begin to pulsate.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Eventually, as darkness descended, hundreds of shimmering dots coalesced to form a pulsating galaxy of light.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
With pulsating strobe lights and a head-banging remix to Britney Spears’s Toxic blaring overhead, models stomped out in clothes that could go straight from the runway and into the nearest nightclub.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The finale came at the end of a pulsating match that featured two goals apiece from West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen and Brentford’s Igor Thiago.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Eventually, as darkness descended, hundreds of shimmering dots coalesced to form a pulsating galaxy of light.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
With pulsating strobe lights and a head-banging remix to Britney Spears’s Toxic blaring overhead, models stomped out in clothes that could go straight from the runway and into the nearest nightclub.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The finale came at the end of a pulsating match that featured two goals apiece from West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen and Brentford’s Igor Thiago.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsate
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The collection consists of the sneaker brand’s UNO sneakers (which, PSA, are a fab Nike Air Max alternative), Arch Fit, and Slip-Ins—all of which include some of the most impressive cushioning and support, so your feet won’t throb after standing for hours in a field.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2026
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The smoke kept rising and the clouds continued to throb with sickly yellow-and-black whorls until just after sunset, when the boiling mass of vapor suddenly turned pink and scarlet, like a poisonous flower opening its petals.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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This element is special as its nucleus vibrates at a very low energy level.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Quiet weeping, dropped jaws, fervent applause and the occasional attendee literally vibrating with excitement.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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The third ended with the Hornets’ Coby White beating the buzzer for an 89-83 Charlotte lead entering the fourth.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Xander Bogaerts had three hits and three RBIs, and Mason Miller pitched a perfect ninth inning for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win and ninth in 10 games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Doctors unaffiliated didn't think so, though some research has supported benefits of molecular hydrogen therapy and pulsed electromagnetic fields in certain circumstances.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The sun is hot, the beats are loud and Fort Lauderdale Beach is once again pulsing with the energy of the annual Tortuga Music Festival, a three-day event that brings up to 100,000 music lovers to the sand and surf for one of the city's biggest weekends of the year.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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