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
Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Soon, the boy spit up water and his pulse returned, Codd said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Beneath us, on an operating table, a brain pulsed through a roughly six-inch hole carved by a bone saw.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
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Noun
The implantable pulse generator was placed within a silicone cuff on the left cervical vagus nerve, with electrode contacts positioned to deliver stimulation.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Soon, the boy spit up water and his pulse returned, Codd said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Verb
Hidden inside the orb, an antenna rotates while pulsing electromagnetic waves into the distance, waiting for a faint bounce to arrive back in the dish.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Beneath us, on an operating table, a brain pulsed through a roughly six-inch hole carved by a bone saw.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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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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Operating somewhere between the steamy formlessness of Topdown Dialectic and the tactile throb of Shackleton, Vasin uncovers some of his most distinctive rhythms by mutating the space surrounding his samples.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The score was still 3-1 after 20 minutes, but Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb beat Bussi with a shot from the circles that crossed the goal line a fraction of a second after the clock hit zero.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Carolina Hurricanes have evened up the Stanley Cup Final once more thanks to Jordan Staal’s two-goal night in Las Vegas to beat the Golden Knights in Game 4, 5-3.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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For me, writing means trying to get close enough to each character to feel their heart beating, which challenges the first level, because human beings are much more complex and contradictory than sociological simplifications.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Old newspaper articles shown in the documentary report beatings, violent deaths and brandings at Pennhurst, as well as a drowning.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Verb
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With every pluck, the strings seem to vibrate in the air in front of you, blurring like bees’ wings.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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Gateway Center Arena was vibrating on a cosmic level last night as the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Slow pulsations near the end of the AGB phase lead to ejecta, but these ejecta are rarely visible directly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Magnetic pens work by creating pulsation in your body tissues to relieve pain and discomfort.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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