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
Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
No one wants to deal with the relentless ache, limited range of motion, stabbing jolts or that deep, burning throb that makes even turning your head feel impossible.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
The Dolphins are in a less optimism-friendly spot than UM, coming off an 8-9 season and with that playoff-win drought still an embarrassing, throbbing pain.
—Greg Cote
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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Noun
Experiencing the throb, sounds, smells and sight of engine power equivalent to ~20,000 horses at the start of the race is an out-of-world experience!
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
No one wants to deal with the relentless ache, limited range of motion, stabbing jolts or that deep, burning throb that makes even turning your head feel impossible.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Verb
The computer towers were partially transparent, and white lights throbbed inside.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
The Dolphins are in a less optimism-friendly spot than UM, coming off an 8-9 season and with that playoff-win drought still an embarrassing, throbbing pain.
—Greg Cote
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
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Zambia strips away the noise — the crowds, the fences, the Wi-Fi — until you’re left with the raw pulse of life.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The technique uses sequences of laser pulses, effectively software instructions, to manipulate atoms in ways that cancel out environmental interference.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Golden Bears opened the 2024 season by beating UC Davis 31-13, Auburn 21-14 and SDSU 31-10.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The South Korean automaker is projected to easily beat 2024 sales numbers for both EV models.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Microneedling is a treatment that uses thin, vibrating needles to puncture your skin.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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As internal organs make sounds, the diaphragm begins to vibrate.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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From the script, Pearson (Thamela Mpumlwana) suffers an asthma attack, the huffing and puffing pulsating the rhythm of the scene.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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