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
Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
The Leia smart sock uses non-invasive electrical pulses to provide customized therapy by stimulating specific nerve strands and restoring sensation in the feet.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Tramel conversationally chants as pulsing synths flare and wild guitar blares.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Gross said officers failed to take Bimpong’s pulse, follow medical protocol and were heard on video speculating that Bimpong was suffering a medical emergency.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
The Leia smart sock uses non-invasive electrical pulses to provide customized therapy by stimulating specific nerve strands and restoring sensation in the feet.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Komarnicka believes that what wearables did for the body - turning steps and pulse into rituals of health - AI can now do for the mind.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Tramel conversationally chants as pulsing synths flare and wild guitar blares.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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So the production is impeccable, getting the period details right and exact, down to the last slap-bass throb, while also sounding fresh and up to date.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Naomi Campbell sings, grooving to a disco throb and delivering the line like Deee-Lite’s Lady Miss Kier might.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During their time together, Wuornos alleged that Mallory raped, beat and sodomized her, according to her testimony, and per the Associated Press.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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After an extra-inning marathon that nearly broke MLB’s record for the longest World Series game, the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded Tuesday night to beat the defending champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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But experiences similar to what Khaled shared—including extended kneeling, beatings, attacks by military dogs, and a lack of medical care—have been reported by human-rights groups, the United Nations, and news organizations.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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They’re designed to stabilize and regulate the heart’s beating, not to inform others of the heart’s catastrophic arrest.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At a home in eastern Jamaica, which avoided the worst of the Melissa’s impacts, Edma felt the building's concrete walls vibrate as the storm barreled across the island.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Some doctors use numbing cream, a vibrating tool, or a dental block to help reduce in-the-moment pain.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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