pulsed

past tense of pulse
as in throbbed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat

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beat
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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
  • Then Steel — literally the only one of Dallas’ 11 forwards who isn’t a scorer — stepped into a Harley rebound and beat Hellebuyck high on the glove side.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Pulsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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