as in pulse
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
I seemed to feel anew the pain of her death with each throb of my heart
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Recent Examples of throb
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
So the production is impeccable, getting the period details right and exact, down to the last slap-bass throb, while also sounding fresh and up to date.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
With osteomalacia and rickets, a person may experience throbbing bone discomfort and muscle weakness and pain.
—Mark Stibich, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The song may be six minutes long, but the circuitous lope of his acoustic-guitar strum and low throb of his warbling feel eternal, like the type of tune Sisyphus might have hummed to keep himself company.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
So the production is impeccable, getting the period details right and exact, down to the last slap-bass throb, while also sounding fresh and up to date.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Winning by rallying the naïve and clueless is one thing, but administering a throbbing behemoth is a greater challenge.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
With osteomalacia and rickets, a person may experience throbbing bone discomfort and muscle weakness and pain.
—Mark Stibich, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
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The pulse of Royals fans is despair as the season has gone off the rails.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Leverage badge data, pulse surveys and reportable observations to paint a picture of how well an existing floor plan meets needs.—
Jill Shedek,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Supposedly the poem was inspired by a peyote-vision where the edifice of San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel was transformed into a hideous, twisted, demonic visage, which inspired the beating heart of Howl’s second section.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Matt Olson’s solo home run in the sixth inning proved to be the difference Tuesday as the Braves beat the visiting Blue Jays 4-3 at Truist Park, beginning the three-game series with their 15th series-opening victory of the season.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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Simpson, butched up and closed off and vibrating with inarticulate pain, is superb in the part, and Jimenez’s rigid shoulders and frozen face are wrenching.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Days after the shooting stunned Shreveport, a whirlwind of police lights, camera crews and grieving relatives swarmed the neighborhood where the killings unfolded, the streets vibrating with sirens, the air shrouded in questions and disbelief.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Across a pulsating 120 minutes, the two teams shared eight goals in an afternoon of drama containing the additional plotline of lifelong Sunderland fan Clive Mendonca netting a hat-trick for the Londoners.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Inside – which is to say, some hundred or so yards from here, at the center of the city block that had become a pulsating sea of blue and orange – the New York Knicks were in the midst of a stunning comeback to snag Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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The Broad palpitated with energy.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The finale had the impossible task of putting the monstrous show to an unquiet grave, and while some storylines seemed rushed and others completely ignored, even everyone’s least favorite season of GOT is heart palpitating.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Throb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throb. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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