as in throbbed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat
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The men beat 27-year-old Chin with a baseball bat, cracking his skull.—
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Madrid were soundly beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Pulsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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