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
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
The timing—the beat, the lag, the throb of the void—between stimulus and reaction.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
For all the surface sweep of the narrative, the drama centers intently on these individuals; there’s not much sense of life throbbing beyond their walls.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The music throbs and flourishes; so does the stage, loaded up with gondolas and chandeliers, fog and fashion and fur and roller-skates.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
The timing—the beat, the lag, the throb of the void—between stimulus and reaction.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
The next morning, my legs were still throbbing but guess what?
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
For all the surface sweep of the narrative, the drama centers intently on these individuals; there’s not much sense of life throbbing beyond their walls.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
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Some healthcare providers even use grip strength as a vital sign, along with blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, and breathing rate, to monitor overall health.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Venturing into the underground sanctuary of The Warehouse, where Frankie Knuckles spun revolutionary sounds, Vince teamed up with Jesse Saunders to form Z Factor, a scrappy collective of visionaries who captured the pulse of Chicago’s underground on wax.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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Winter Park beat Miami Southwest to win the FHSAA Class 3A boys volleyball state championship and become the first program in the sport to win three titles in a span of four seasons.—
Bill Kemp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Mater Dei rallied to beat Peninsula 20-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-19 in Division 2.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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The extraordinary source material is a profound inspiration to build a unique world that vibrates with life and death at the same time.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Many ultrasonic cool mist humidifiers—humidifiers that vibrate to make mist—can lower water mineralization and bacterial growth.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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The joyride continued to the end where Malden Catholic emerged with the school’s first and only state baseball title with a pulsating 2-0 win over Marlboro.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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The pulsating thriller is mostly confined to the restaurant, making audiences feel trapped alongside the film's heroine.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.
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