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
Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Mist it onto your pulse points (neck, wrists) or walk through a cloud of the sweetly warm fragrance.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 May 2025
Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Music pulsed from the speakers and players sat smiling in the black leather chairs in front of their lockers.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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$100
KitchenAid
With three speeds plus a pulse setting, KitchenAid 3-Speed Ice Crushing Blender is simple and easy to use.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Mist it onto your pulse points (neck, wrists) or walk through a cloud of the sweetly warm fragrance.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 May 2025
Verb
Their brilliance, drawn from deep within the desert, pulses through the property’s aesthetic, anchoring the interiors in a presence that feels grounded and alive.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Music pulsed from the speakers and players sat smiling in the black leather chairs in front of their lockers.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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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
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Against my temple, the feed from her tracker throbs like a second pulse.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Winter Park beat Miami Southwest to win the FHSAA Class 3A boys volleyball state championship and become the first program in the sport to win three titles in a span of four seasons.—
Bill Kemp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Indiana beat the Knicks in seven games last postseason, so New York will be looking for some revenge.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Release of video of the beating sparked protests and vigils across the nation and calls for change within the Memphis Police Department.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was hospitalized in critical condition after the arrest and died three days later from injuries sustained during the beating.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The extraordinary source material is a profound inspiration to build a unique world that vibrates with life and death at the same time.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Many ultrasonic cool mist humidifiers—humidifiers that vibrate to make mist—can lower water mineralization and bacterial growth.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
11 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.
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