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pulsate

[puhl-seyt] / ˈpʌl seɪt /


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We sense that everything is equally important; nothing enjoys pride of place; there’s no room where the architectural energy starts to pulsate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

When a lower-mass star reaches the point where nuclear reactions in its core can no longer support it, the star becomes unstable and begins to pulsate.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Death is in the air; after one dancer collapses, another starts to sway and quiver, holding her hands, fingers splayed, in front of her face and chest as they pulsate in and out.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2023

The paintings — they’re big — pulsate on the walls.

From Washington Post Aug. 10, 2022

His eyes bulged, and blood vessels in his throat began to pulsate, until at length I lowered the jug.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

If the joy of running is missing from Ms. Cain’s book, it pulsates through Martin Dugard’s “The Long Run.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Yet few would deny that something dark and eerie pulsates just below the balmy surface of the city of Angels.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2024

It’s etched into the curves of the mountains, the rhythm of the ocean, the aroma of coffee and the beat of music that pulsates through the city.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2023

Audaciously intercutting scenes of performance and the characters’ personal lives, Ranjith crafts a drama that pulsates with rage, humor, grief and magic, while daringly interrogating the very possibility of making political art.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2022

The camp pulsates with this collective energy, gearing up for change.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

The arteries of the capital and other major cities pulsated with people.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

During the climactic moment, a giant load-in door in the upstage wall slowly rose like a curtain onto West 45th Street, which pulsated with color and life.

From New York Times Dec. 4, 2023

Max’s “Finale: Late Conversations With Stephen Sondheim” pulsated with theatrical sensibility and insight into the art form.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2022

The channel has pulsated with activity all week, including rapidly evolving information, like which gates may become open for a few minutes to let evacuees through.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2021

Back in Bed-Stuy, police lights pulsated up and down Putnam Avenue.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

From there, another scrum, another penalty advantage, and with the All Blacks back-pedalling captain Siya Kolisi crashed over for South Africa's third try and a 10-point lead after a pulsating first 40.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Pushing through the glass double doors, I found every inch of the restaurant pulsating with some kind of sensory experience.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

CALI, Colombia—This tropical city is known for the vibrant salsa music pulsating through its nightlife and the stately samán trees shading narrow streets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

“He was to be seen as a much bigger threat this time and made up of a twisted mass of large, pulsating vines,” Gower says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

Seen from orbit, the planet was a shiny onyx marble covered in overlapping spiderwebs of pulsating light.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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