pulsate
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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
They tore through cornfields like earthbound locusts, making the stalks pulsate as if buffeted by a strong wind.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023
At the end of that season, Oakland hosted the American League wild-card game — also against the Rays — and 54,005 showed up, making the Coliseum pulsate.
From New York Times ● May 15, 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
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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
But in fellow Brit Steve McQueen’s muscular, sincere “Blitz,” his latest reckoning with the heartbeat of historical incident, life under the threat of annihilation pulsates a little more strongly than that beloved phrase would suggest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
As a gentle breeze rustled the oaks and chaparral, Hughes said she felt the sanctity of Oak Flat in every breath: “That spiritual divine breath. It’s just here. It pulsates here.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
But the intoxicating strength of the show’s leading lady still pulsates throughout — even when, as is often the case with this concert stagings, Murphy had her book in hand for the dramatic scenes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
The camp pulsates with this collective energy, gearing up for change.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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The arteries of the capital and other major cities pulsated with people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
His ballads on Canadian themes, including “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” pulsated with a love for the nation’s rivers and forests, which he explored on ambitious canoe trips far into the hinterlands.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 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
With each hit, each shot and every extra effort made to push the puck out of the defensive ends, both arenas pulsated under the din, but Edmonton’s seemed more thunderous.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2022
They pulsated with the love of all things alive, a powerful yearning that Sierra could taste.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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“Snow” is a middling pop number dressed up with a trebly pulsating synth, while “Bass Persuades Remixx” is a decent rework of the opening track, adding some sawtooth synths and switching up the percussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In a pulsating opening 25 minutes, England were twice required to come from behind, with tries from Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Hannah Botterman cancelling out scores by Lizzie Gibson and DaLeaka Menin for Canada.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
As the ceremony continued, a DJ on a nearby stage cranked up the volume, and the pulsating music made it harder to hear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I stayed behind a pipe in the laundry room, ignored the pulsating beeps coming over the audio system, and watched a spider construct a web.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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