as in throb
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
his resting pulse rate is much lower than that of most men his age
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Recent Examples of pulse
Michelle Lee, People.com, 29 May 2025
Add milk, and pulse until dough comes together into a mass, 8 to 10 pulses.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
Formula 1’s Spanish heartbeat has pulsed through the asphalt of Barcelona-Catalunya for decades.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The fashion pulse at music festivals is always full throttle.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 29 May 2025
Add milk, and pulse until dough comes together into a mass, 8 to 10 pulses.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
Verb
The deep bass and sub bass triple and quarter notes that pulse through the whole track thump through with incredible weight.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
Formula 1’s Spanish heartbeat has pulsed through the asphalt of Barcelona-Catalunya for decades.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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The pain is sharp at first, but turns into a dull throb over the second half.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Richard Chamberlain, legendary television actor, who got his start playing a heart throb TV doctor and went on to become a miniseries maestro, died on Saturday, according to his publicist.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Gordon mentions beating the Bears’ rivals as one of his key team goals for the 2025 season.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has arrested one man and is searching for another after the brutal beating of a 27-year-old off-duty officer during a robbery in the Bronx early Saturday.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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One such incident was a brutal beating at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016, which was caught on surveillance video and partly released to the public last year.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The green earth below the stone seems to vibrate with Dorian’s physical presence.—
Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
Noun
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To gauge whether the blood vessel pulsations propel glymphatic flow, the researchers stimulated the area of the mouse brain that produces the neurotransmitter, artificially speeding up the pulses from every 50 seconds to every 10.—
ByMitch Leslie,
science.org,
8 Jan. 2025
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Anyone could see its pulsation in the swelling and ebbing cluster of people who took minutes or hours from a crowded day, who missed meals and forwent their customary amusements to keep a chilly vigil with a mother duck who was bringing forth her young.—
Chris Foran,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2024
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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