as in throbs
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
his resting pulse rate is much lower than that of most men his age
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as in beats
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
blood vessels pulsing in time with the heartbeat
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Recent Examples of pulses
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Weather radar sends out pulses of radio waves and detects what bounces back.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Weather radar sends out pulses of radio waves and detects what bounces back.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
But, as with any dynasty, an undercurrent of darkness pulses beneath that rich history.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Her funhouse pulses with neon nightmares.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The system encodes data into pulses of laser light, transforming digital information into streams of photons that can travel millions of miles — a significant shift from the radio frequencies used by NASA's Deep Space Network for decades.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The city pulses with ambition—as Education City hums with global ideas, and Katara hosts opera under the stars.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Watson household, once shadowed by loss, now pulses with both memory and possibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His hip-hop bonafides emerge halfway through on his second verse, and his memorable lines add another element to an earworm single that still pulses with energy and soul.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
The larger stretch of South Broadway counts a lot of vital music venues — HQ (formerly 3 Kings Tavern), the Skylark, the Roxy Broadway, Gothic Theatre, Swallow Hill Music and more — but the corner of South Broadway and Ellsworth still pulses with an energy that can’t be duplicated anywhere else.
—The Know, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
That culture still pulses through basements and backrooms across the boroughs.
—Amy Harclerode, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Game day weekends in Charlotte are electric; the city pulses to the beat of the Panthers fans’ energy.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
At the same time, among the most striking findings was clear evidence of surface melting and a phenomenon known as the reverse waterfall effect, both of which were intentionally triggered during JET’s final operational pulses.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Weather radar sends out pulses of radio waves and detects what bounces back.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Weather radar sends out pulses of radio waves and detects what bounces back.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
But, as with any dynasty, an undercurrent of darkness pulses beneath that rich history.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Her funhouse pulses with neon nightmares.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The system encodes data into pulses of laser light, transforming digital information into streams of photons that can travel millions of miles — a significant shift from the radio frequencies used by NASA's Deep Space Network for decades.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
From lakefront festivals to lively neighborhood block parties, the city pulses with opportunities for connection.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The city pulses with ambition—as Education City hums with global ideas, and Katara hosts opera under the stars.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Watson household, once shadowed by loss, now pulses with both memory and possibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His hip-hop bonafides emerge halfway through on his second verse, and his memorable lines add another element to an earworm single that still pulses with energy and soul.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
The larger stretch of South Broadway counts a lot of vital music venues — HQ (formerly 3 Kings Tavern), the Skylark, the Roxy Broadway, Gothic Theatre, Swallow Hill Music and more — but the corner of South Broadway and Ellsworth still pulses with an energy that can’t be duplicated anywhere else.
—The Know, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
That culture still pulses through basements and backrooms across the boroughs.
—Amy Harclerode, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Game day weekends in Charlotte are electric; the city pulses to the beat of the Panthers fans’ energy.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulses
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Portugal’s coastline throbs with beach goers and sports enthusiasts.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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While many fast radio bursts are known to repeat pulsations over several months, the RBFLOAT did not release any repeat signals in the hundreds of hours after it was initially observed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On that front, scale beats rhetoric and right now, China has both.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Or Miami wins, but Georgia Tech only loses one or two conferences games, then beats Georgia, in which case the ’Canes and Jackets might both get in.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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More than two dozen arrests were made in Goons beatings across the East Valley in the first half of 2024.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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There have been thousands of police calls for service to the motel, ranging from drug deals to human trafficking to shootings and beatings to a 2011 cold case murder.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Designer Joe Nahem of the esteemed firm Fox-Nahem was then brought in to merge the two spaces into one wildly creative space that vibrates with color, pattern, and texture.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Each of the three biographies—any good biography—vibrates with the intensity of its author’s possession by their subject and the thrill of exhumation, if only metaphoric.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pulses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulses. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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