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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Sensei Lanai trades on island remoteness, while Carillon Miami is the rare wellness resort with a city pulse just outside the door.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
At 77, Rand is still working every day, often with Johannes Brahms or Eric Dolphy pulsing through the studio.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Lidar systems help autonomous vehicles detect obstacles and map surroundings using pulses of infrared light.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Sensei Lanai trades on island remoteness, while Carillon Miami is the rare wellness resort with a city pulse just outside the door.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Verb
Here, we are transported from a pulsing house party basement to a chain coffee shop—from music that catches our attention across a crowded room to the kind that fades easily behind an espresso machine.
—Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
At 77, Rand is still working every day, often with Johannes Brahms or Eric Dolphy pulsing through the studio.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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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
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And in my own case, that meaning has been a reminder — unwelcome but reliable — of my origins, and of the need to find the right fit when crossing between languages, so that the ache in one finds its answering throb in another.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In March, Israel dropped charges against five soldiers who had been accused of beating and sodomizing a Palestinian detainee in an alleged assault partially caught on camera.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Mike Yastrzemski drove in three, including two on his first homer of the season as part of a four-run fifth, and the Braves beat the Cubs 5-2 in the opener of a three-game series at Truist Park.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Perhaps repair some divots on a court that took a beating Saturday night.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Days after the shooting stunned Shreveport, a whirlwind of police lights, camera crews and grieving relatives swarmed the neighborhood where the killings unfolded, the streets vibrating with sirens, the air shrouded in questions and disbelief.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Then the controllers tried vibrating the drill to knock the rock loose and had no luck.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
7 May 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 14 May. 2026.
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