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pulsate

[puhl-sayt] / 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

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

In its death throes, the Sun will slowly pulsate, expanding and contracting once every few millennia, eventually spewing its atmosphere into space in one or more concentric shells of gas.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

All of this happens and heightens during World Cups in the world’s eighth-most-populous country, even as its giant capital, Dhaka, pulsates 9,503 miles from Rio de Janeiro and 10,420 miles from Buenos Aires.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022

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

As music pulsated and his teammates, past and present, gathered at midcourt for tipoff, the former Laker sixth man and current Clipper starting point guard remained still, the only motionless person inside a sold-out arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

The residents huddled on the floor while the building’s walls pulsated and shook.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2021

The earth was asleep, but it pulsated with power.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The restaurant’s TikTok videos carry many AI telltales, from ube pancakes slathered in pulsating purple sauce to a three-handed bartender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Vecna’s form is charred and the vines that compose his body can be seen pulsating like they are alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Ireland secured a fourth Triple Crown in five years with a pulsating 43-21 win over Scotland at a raucous Aviva Stadium.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

He stopped in the doorway and sputtered, the wiry veins and tendons in his face and neck pulsating violently.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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