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
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Long days of narration pummel my throat, a throb that never really goes away.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Mark Stibich, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
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
Long days of narration pummel my throat, a throb that never really goes away.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
With osteomalacia and rickets, a person may experience throbbing bone discomfort and muscle weakness and pain.
—Mark Stibich, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
Noun
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The spa Tucked quietly away from the social pulse of the hotel, the spa is on the smaller side.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Piedmont Center’s pulse has weakened after going through foreclosure.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Texas should spend ALL of Wednesday’s practice working on beating the press and staying out of the corner on inbounds plays.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Venezuela stunned the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, beating the Americans 3-2 for the country's first WBC title.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There's real grit underneath the shag haircut and thigh-high boots, though; see the discotheque scene, where her entire body vibrates with a desperate mix of hope, terror, and determination.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Head to room one to experience the vibrating dance floor.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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With pulsating strobe lights and a head-banging remix to Britney Spears’s Toxic blaring overhead, models stomped out in clothes that could go straight from the runway and into the nearest nightclub.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The finale came at the end of a pulsating match that featured two goals apiece from West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen and Brentford’s Igor Thiago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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 22 Mar. 2026.
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