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pulsate

[puhl-seyt] / ˈpʌl seɪt /


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Stars like cepheids, which pulsate, getting bigger and smaller, brighter and dimmer.

From Scientific American Jun. 22, 2023

All of these movies pulsate with the breathlessness and disorientation of a country simultaneously grappling with the past and speeding toward a confusing future.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2023

The flute solo made the hall pulsate with a full life of its own.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2023

Come 8 September, Paris will pulsate to the prospect of hosts France taking on three-time champions New Zealand in the tournament's opening match.

From BBC Nov. 4, 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 blue fretwork of veins in Hauptmann’s forehead pulsates.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

Techno music pulsated through the building during stoppages, and the crowd littered the ice with caps after Cozens finished his hat trick at 11:52.

From Washington Post Feb. 26, 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

They pulsated with the love of all things alive, a powerful yearning that Sierra could taste.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Ireland pulled away from Scotland in a pulsating Six Nations Triple Crown decider to keep their championship hopes alive and end the Scots' trophy dreams.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

Wall-to-wall bodies, neon lights and pulsating house music greeted her.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

According to 1996 reporting by The Times, “Siembra” delivered pulsating salsa rhythms that “carried messages of freedom at a time when most of Latin America was oppressed by military dictatorships.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

By midafternoon, the town of Poughkeepsie was pulsating with humanity.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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