as in throb
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
his resting pulse rate is much lower than that of most men his age
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Recent Examples of pulse
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Powered by our constant influx of immigrants and shaped by the steady pulse of youth culture, American style is as tricky to pin down as American-ness itself.
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Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
During a phase of sleep called slow-wave, the brain’s vascular system pulses rhythmically, literally pumping cerebrospinal fluid through its innards and washing them clean.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Noun
Every player with a pulse had six suitors throwing silly money around.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Powered by our constant influx of immigrants and shaped by the steady pulse of youth culture, American style is as tricky to pin down as American-ness itself.
—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Verb
Apply an ice pack to pulse points on the neck and wrists, and behind knees to cool off quickly.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
During a phase of sleep called slow-wave, the brain’s vascular system pulses rhythmically, literally pumping cerebrospinal fluid through its innards and washing them clean.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulse
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Evoking Sean Baker in its style, a whirlwind 10-minute opening sequence — sweatily shot by Adam Newport-Berra and feverishly cut by editors Taylor Levy and Sofía Subercaseaux to a steady, heavy throb of bass — establishes this world to either seductive or nightmarish effect.
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Operating somewhere between the steamy formlessness of Topdown Dialectic and the tactile throb of Shackleton, Vasin uncovers some of his most distinctive rhythms by mutating the space surrounding his samples.
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Emanuel Sharp, Isaiah Stevens and Marquel Sutton led the way as the Kings rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors Blue 91-85 on Sunday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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Egypt made its way to the round of 16 by beating Australia on penalties.
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The woman told deputies that over three days she was repeatedly beaten, pistol-whipped and strangled into near unconsciousness before receiving yet another beating Sunday morning.
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Jackson agreed to plead no contest to battery in May for the beating of professional wrestler Stuart Smith at a KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy event in Sun Valley.
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But the feeling of release as the bowstrings were left vibrating in my arms was palpable, intensely satisfying.
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These bees vibrate flowers to release the pollen, improving pollination and fruit set.
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They’re designed to minimize pulsation and noise, which are common issues with larger vehicles.
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Slow pulsations near the end of the AGB phase lead to ejecta, but these ejecta are rarely visible directly.
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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