pulsate

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

This makes the booster appear to slowly pulsate; it gets brighter and dimmer on a regular cycle as it tumbles.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2023

Solar flares come from sunspots, or bruiselike discolorations on the surface of the sun that pulsate with energy.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023

It’s easy to get swept away in the enchanting and immersive images, sounds and songs of “Neptune Frost,” to simply ride the waves of vibes that pulsate and radiate from the film’s core.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

He felt his veins begin to pulsate; then the vibration coursed through him, and he felt the power leave his hands and enter his wound.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

Whatever your musical taste, “Musical Bodies” pulsates with spirit and soul alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

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

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

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

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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

In a pulsating contest albeit without Messi, the South Americans took the lead twice before Michael Owen struck two dramatic late goals to earn Sven-Goran Eriksson's England a 3-2 victory.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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

The calls got easier to hear, and I recognized the high-pitched, pulsating sound: Otto in distress.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer