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palpitate

verb as in beat at a rapid pace, like a heart

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It was a palpitating heart that revealed to Bryony just how much inequality woman can face in the healthcare system when seeking medical help.

From BBC

"I was palpitating. But the second time, I got used to it," she said.

From BBC

“I’m sweating and my heart’s palpitating and all those things because I’m conditioned to be in that environment and go perform,” Baldwin said.

In a career defined by blurring borders, this was less a plot twist than a quick spotlight on an underappreciated character: body music that keeps the heart palpitating.

The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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