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 The Boiler cocktail bar will serve craft cocktails beneath a power generator that looms overhead like a flaming and pulsating mechanical beast. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025 In a performance pulsating with a rejuvenated energy, Detroit R&B star Kem charmed a capacity crowd Friday night at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre to open a two-night homecoming stand. Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 July 2025 Following last season, the first in three years that didn’t end in a national championship, potential pulsated from the deep mix of experienced returnees and quality newcomers – a roster that, on paper, should be back in national contention. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025 The beeping, flashing, pulsating glory of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show has returned to Las Vegas. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2017 See All Example Sentences for pulsate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsate
Verb
  • Even with a relatively small sample size, the anomaly stuck out like a giant, red, throbbing sore thumb — a favorite gag in animation.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Portugal’s coastline throbs with beach goers and sports enthusiasts.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Resonance, which is to vibrate with, is the principle of all change.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Treasury was expected to provide a list by October 2, 2025—the preliminary list, while not yet official, beat that deadline.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The under-19s were beaten by Stuttgart in the first knockout round of the UEFA Youth League, while the under-21s ended up 16th in Premier League 2.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the other side of a partition separating Archive’s dual personalities, the club area will be bathed in rainbow hues of dancing lights, while music from DJ sets will pulse through the building.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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