pulsate
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They tore through cornfields like earthbound locusts, making the stalks pulsate as if buffeted by a strong wind.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
The flute solo made the hall pulsate with a full life of its own.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 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
The first rung—that is, the one concerning the nearest cosmic objects—relies on geometric parallax to determine the distance to special stars called Cepheid variables, which pulsate in proportion to their intrinsic luminosity.
From Scientific American • Apr. 18, 2022
The burning question is: is the universe more like a giant ever-enlarging blimp, or does it pulsate, does it expand and contract?
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing pulsate
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