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noun

Definition of pulse

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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verb

as in to throb

to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat

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Keep walking through to the pulse-slowing spa with five treatment rooms offering the usual facials and massages. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 This time the message went off-roading, traveling through the animal’s tissue as a faint electrical pulse and switching on an implant that jolted a nerve in that leg. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

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Her latest book is an ode to the artist Eva Hesse — and a pulsing meditation on identity. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 High-energy dance music pulsed from huge speakers around the field as the Manchester City players warmed up before a session at the Etihad Campus. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pulse

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The internet has gone wild with the idea that heart-throb Robert Pattinson, with four high-profile movies released in 2026, could be nominated for four Oscars, given the new rule change allowing two nominations per acting category.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
The technology, described in a study published in the journal Science Advances, is based on a phenomenon in physics called Helmholtz resonance, also known as wind throb.

— Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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Built along a verdant slope edging Bodrum’s Paradise Bay, this contemporary property offers hard-to-beat vistas.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Hastert became a congressional candidate in 1986 and beat the Democrat with 52% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in a congressional race.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of beat

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In 1996, Pike was found guilty of first-degree murder for beating, torturing and killing Slemmer, a fellow Jobs Corps worker, in a remote area of the University of Tennessee Agricultural campus.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The disciplinary action comes after NASCAR was criticized on social media by racing fans who wondered if the governing body would ignore the beating of Heim that was widely distributed online.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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