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
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
If the second season of Yellowjackets throbs with the same exhilarating brutality that drove the first, there is but one Greek god to thank.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
My toothache throbbed all the way down my neck as my cab passed shop windows filled with fresh pasta the color of spring hay, icebergs of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and ladies forming tiny tortellini around their fingertips, before dropping me off at an anonymous building in the centro storico.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Against my temple, the feed from her tracker throbs like a second pulse.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
If the second season of Yellowjackets throbs with the same exhilarating brutality that drove the first, there is but one Greek god to thank.
—Sakhi Thirani, JSTOR Daily, 22 Mar. 2023
Verb
Wrist and arm pain: Carpal tunnel syndrome causes throbbing or burning pain in the wrists, certain fingers, and hands.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
My toothache throbbed all the way down my neck as my cab passed shop windows filled with fresh pasta the color of spring hay, icebergs of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and ladies forming tiny tortellini around their fingertips, before dropping me off at an anonymous building in the centro storico.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
Noun
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People with heart disease, symptoms such as a fast pulse or heartbeat, shortness of breath, or unusual weakness may indicate a health problem.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Neighborhoods like Barbès-Rochechouart and La Chapelle pulse with the energy of African and Caribbean communities.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 June 2025
Verb
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In the semis, Parenteau turned back the clock and played a solid game to beat Buckner and return to the final for the first time in nearly a year.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Almost daily, the news has stories and videos of people being robbed or beaten in Baltimore, shot and killed, or simply being harassed.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Teaching me how a microwave vibrates water molecules to heat my dinner is less helpful than telling me what buttons to press and which containers are microwave-safe.—
Judd Kessler,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Newcomer Alfie Williams breathes new life into the pulsating horror as Spike, a 12-year-old boy who resides on a small British island with a community of survivors, 28 years after the rage virus first ravaged the United Kingdom.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 June 2025
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His early presidency pulsated with a sense that his charisma and unique background would in itself be a global elixir.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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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 30 Jun. 2025.
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