as in throbbed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat
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Recent Examples of pulsed
The room pulsed, and the drinks continued to flow.
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Sari Kamin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
The upper floors are devoted to beauty and clinical treatments, with everything from blood oxygenation and ozone therapy, hyperbaric chambers, and pulsed electro-magnetic field therapy.
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Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Sniffen stepped up with two outs and pulsed his clutch gene, finding the hole between Martin and Cholowsky as Kashimoto sprinted around third base and dove headfirst into home plate.
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Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
1 June 2026
Beneath us, on an operating table, a brain pulsed through a roughly six-inch hole carved by a bone saw.
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Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
For this chicken salad recipe, the rotisserie chicken needs to be finely shredded or pulsed in a food processor.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
Both Angela Ingersoll, who played the ever-hopeful Sally, and Michelle Duffy, as the cynical realist Phyllis, pulsed with vivacious energy, playing across from Rapp’s sardonic take on wound-tight Ben and Wallem’s deeply sad exploration of Buddy.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Multi-wave pulsed electromagnetic fields will also, well, pulse through the chamber and into my body during the 25-minute session.
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David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
As the fungi extended more hyphae, the branching network pulsed and gradually expanded into a nutrient-gobbling lace.
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Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Sari Kamin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
The upper floors are devoted to beauty and clinical treatments, with everything from blood oxygenation and ozone therapy, hyperbaric chambers, and pulsed electro-magnetic field therapy.
—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Sniffen stepped up with two outs and pulsed his clutch gene, finding the hole between Martin and Cholowsky as Kashimoto sprinted around third base and dove headfirst into home plate.
—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
1 June 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
For this chicken salad recipe, the rotisserie chicken needs to be finely shredded or pulsed in a food processor.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
Both Angela Ingersoll, who played the ever-hopeful Sally, and Michelle Duffy, as the cynical realist Phyllis, pulsed with vivacious energy, playing across from Rapp’s sardonic take on wound-tight Ben and Wallem’s deeply sad exploration of Buddy.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Multi-wave pulsed electromagnetic fields will also, well, pulse through the chamber and into my body during the 25-minute session.
—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
As the fungi extended more hyphae, the branching network pulsed and gradually expanded into a nutrient-gobbling lace.
—
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsed
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My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.
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Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes.
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THe morning after Louisiana’s House primaries were scheduled to take place, worshippers at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge were on their feet, swaying to the gospel music that vibrated through the wooden pews.
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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.
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“Pulsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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