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 Ramos revealed how the sculptures come to life, pulsating with emotion, as light sweeps through a cycle to mimic the day-to-night transition, from soft dawn gold, to midday clarity, to the dusk’s warmth, and into the retreat of night. Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Another secret drinking lair within the Cosmopolitan, Ghost Donkey offers delicious drinks, pulsating Christmas lights and mirrors that give off infinity room vibes. Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 From the script, Pearson (Thamela Mpumlwana) suffers an asthma attack, the huffing and puffing pulsating the rhythm of the scene. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025 Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulsate
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Verb
  • Ones where the monster, their creator, or both are possessed by throbbing, animalistic lust.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Their throbbing dance videos are shot in mansions and on yachts.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • The whole place was vibrating from the power of the storm.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At a home in eastern Jamaica, which avoided the worst of the Melissa’s impacts, Edma felt the building's concrete walls vibrate as the storm barreled across the island.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The discussion came as Robinhood posted third quarter results that beat analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That figure, which is provided by payrolls processing company ADP, beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate for an increase of 22,000.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The city pulses with creativity, from its interactive street art to its world-class museums.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Blend into pesto or pulse them with nutritional yeast for a dairy-free Parmesan, or use them as a crust for tofu or veggies.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsate. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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