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
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
There's also a new cardiovascular health assessment feature that uses pulse wave analysis and some of your watch's optical sensors to look for strain and arterial stiffness.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
Christina Coulter, People.com, 4 June 2025
Every glide, every turn of his hand, pulses with emotion.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Noun
DaSilva said the Madden-Julian Oscillation pulse made it to the eastern Pacific but fell apart before reaching the Atlantic.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
There's also a new cardiovascular health assessment feature that uses pulse wave analysis and some of your watch's optical sensors to look for strain and arterial stiffness.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
Verb
Homes, bars, and dance halls pulsed with sound in a discordant, desperate attempt to stave off death.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 4 June 2025
Every glide, every turn of his hand, pulses with emotion.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
Noun
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The ’70s-evoking folk fare that dots the front half of the record greatly contrasts with the dance floor throb of the latter, and few of the hooks hit as hard as some of her previous work.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Not that anybody would have noticed amid the bedlam and the throb of Newcastle’s grand, old stadium.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Nothing beats a flattering linen dress for the summer.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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June hiring was up modestly from May's 144,000 increase in payrolls and beat the 118,000 jobs economists had forecast for last month.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The Republic first tied the Goons to the fatal group beating of Preston Lord, 16.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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Shooting after shooting, a dark tally of beatings and murder.—
Will Potter
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The controls are great, with flipper buttons, a plunger, and nudge buttons that include a vibrating rumble.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
26 June 2025
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Being able to connect with it… something vibrated within me.—
Ayan Artan,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Noun
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To gauge whether the blood vessel pulsations propel glymphatic flow, the researchers stimulated the area of the mouse brain that produces the neurotransmitter, artificially speeding up the pulses from every 50 seconds to every 10.—
ByMitch Leslie,
science.org,
8 Jan. 2025
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Anyone could see its pulsation in the swelling and ebbing cluster of people who took minutes or hours from a crowded day, who missed meals and forwent their customary amusements to keep a chilly vigil with a mother duck who was bringing forth her young.—
Chris Foran,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2024
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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