Definition of pulsationnext
as in pulse
a rhythmic expanding and contracting you should press against the artery in your wrist and count the pulsations to calculate your heart rate

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Recent Examples of pulsation This pulsation, which occurs within Betelgeuse’s core, was found to be typical of red supergiant stars. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 While the former aids in the reduction of puffiness and dark circles in the under-eye area based on hot and cold contrast therapy, the latter comes with three attachments for relieving muscle pain, tension, and soreness through rapid pulsations. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 The silvered soleil face shows black subdials and an outer bright blue pulsations scale calibrated for 15 pulsations. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025 However, an alternative explanation for the rings could be a series of pulsations within the dying star that take place every few thousand years. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulsation
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  • The latest consumer price report has arrived, offering a closer look at the country’s economic pulse and how everyday Americans are faring as the war with Iran drags on.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The breakup hit simmered to the top so slowly that many who aren’t avid country listeners missed its ascent entirely — even the DJs who have their finger on the pulse.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • There’s little sense of forward motion in these tracks, but even when simply drifting in place, the blend of atmosphere and physicality—sunset glow meets seismic throb—is payoff enough.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Evoking Sean Baker in its style, a whirlwind 10-minute opening sequence — sweatily shot by Adam Newport-Berra and feverishly cut by editors Taylor Levy and Sofía Subercaseaux to a steady, heavy throb of bass — establishes this world to either seductive or nightmarish effect.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2026

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“Pulsation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsation. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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