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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

The director allows her protagonist’s pain to protract and pulsate without narrative fuss; even scenes of turmoil unspool with a deliberate delicacy.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 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

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 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

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

The earth was asleep, but it pulsated with power.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

“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

BBC Sport has contacted the Ladies European Tour about the incident which clouded the end of a pulsating match.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

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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