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
Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
What comes next is a scorching exploration of diaspora and survival told through the throbbing beats of EDM.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The throb of a motor catches my attention.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
That blue vein in her temple was really throbbing now.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
What comes next is a scorching exploration of diaspora and survival told through the throbbing beats of EDM.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
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In recent years, Kim Kardashian’s brand, which has captured market share from a struggling Victoria’s Secret, has had its pulse on culture, with campaigns featuring everyone from the Italian stars of The White Lotus to the Mahomes family and promoting apparel ranging from lingerie to loungewear.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nearby cameras also captured seven audio pulses and a total of seven rounds were missing from the officers’ weapons.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sandy Baltimore beat opponent Maelle Garbino to almost every loose ball, presenting a constant threat on the left.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, big banks — bellwethers for economic activity — such as JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Goldman Sachs, beat earnings expectations, suggesting that fundamentals are still sound.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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The area put on a display of yellow aspen trees dotting the mountains between evergreens, their delicate leaves vibrating in the wind.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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This whole fictional world vibrates on Robinson’s bizarre frequency, which means Ron may just be onto something.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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With toney interiors and Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s pulsating percussive soundtrack, DaCosta’s adaptation feels at once like a period piece as well as a fresh, psychological thriller about power and class.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then looks came out to a pulsating beat.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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