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That’s not to say, given the setting and the setup, which betokens tragedy as surely as Romeo meeting Juliet, it doesn’t throb with tension, let’s say, three-quarters of the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

They are deep enough to create a distant shore of the imagination, where readers can live as castaways from cable news, TikTok and the dull throb of the ordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Emma was about 11 when her legs started to feel heavy and throb and said they started to grow bigger.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025

It opens with a subterranean bass throb and a declaration of vulnerability in “Nothing Left to Lose,” as Thorn sings, “I need a thicker skin/This pain keeps getting in.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

It had almost disappeared, but had started to throb again.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

The production, co-created and directed by Moisés Kaufman, throbs with lip-synchable pop hits of such eclectic range that the dance club energy eventually ensnares everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

A radio throbs with Bob Marley in a park where German officer once resided in the surrounding townhouses.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

Such waves can be detected in the way the star’s light pulses and throbs.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023

My heart throbs in my jaw: so close.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023

It throbs, the pain coming in staggering pulses, like a second, ragged heartbeat.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Her head throbbed every time she looked at a computer screen for too long.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The songs – Thunder Road, Jungleland, Born To Run – throbbed with longing, as his characters fought to escape the confines of small-town, blue collar American life.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

Guitars wailed and drums throbbed behind her as part of a set with her bandmates during a recent show.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

“Some people like loud music to relax and express their emotions on the dance floor,” Pledov said as a thumping electronic soundtrack throbbed in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

His head throbbed and his entire body was raw.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

It’s a thrilling introduction, shot on 35mm on location in New York City, and the throbbing bass is still bumping around my skull.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The song holds next to none of the grinding desire throbbing through most of The Artist’s oeuvre.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

He is a throbbing mass of malevolence, turned up — to reference Reiner’s “This Is Spinal Tap” — to 11.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

On the second track, “Bumpy,” what sounds like a sonic rendering of an exploding box of crayons leads to a throbbing pulse that could be a sentient computer’s ticking heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

We lowered ourselves carefully inside, Mr. Dovlo irritably rolling up his wet pant legs, and moved out onto the lake yet again, my head throbbing to the drone of the outboard motor.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo