as in throb
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
his resting pulse rate is much lower than that of most men his age
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Recent Examples of pulse
Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Pacemakers send electrical pulses to regulate a person’s heart rate and, in 1957, these electrical innovations needed to be plugged into an electrical socket to function, making the devices and the patients relying on them extremely vulnerable during power outages.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
The song starts with pulsing beats before chiming synths enter.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In Mexico, although only a small fraction of the pulses pass through the dense jungle, the large number of pulses emitted allows enough light to reach the ground, creating a map with a resolution of up to 1 meter.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Pacemakers send electrical pulses to regulate a person’s heart rate and, in 1957, these electrical innovations needed to be plugged into an electrical socket to function, making the devices and the patients relying on them extremely vulnerable during power outages.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Stevens developed the pulsing keyboard part, changing the harmonic tuning on the third note of each 3/4-and-4/4 couplet in a way that created a gospel undertone.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
The song starts with pulsing beats before chiming synths enter.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The music throbs and flourishes; so does the stage, loaded up with gondolas and chandeliers, fog and fashion and fur and roller-skates.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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The timing—the beat, the lag, the throb of the void—between stimulus and reaction.James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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On Monday night, Michigan beat Washington at Houston's NRG Stadium to claim its first national championship since 1997.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Eagles 27, Rams 24 Sam Farmer’s pick: The Eagles have a lot of ways to beat you on offense — especially with Barkley — and their defense is swarming.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, New York was Jekyll and Hyde all year, taking really bad losses to Columbus and Utah but also taking big-time wins like their 3-1 beating of St Louis in MLP DC.Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The indictment alleges Combs coerced and abused women for years, with the help of a network of associates and employees, while using blackmail and violent acts including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings to keep victims from speaking out.CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
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By pairing two drivers to vibrate in opposite directions, the technology allows for bigger sound with fewer distortions.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Rather, Danek’s device is a vibrating mesh nebulizer, which uses a circular disc that moves 150,000 times per second to wick pharmaceutical-grade nicotine liquid into an inhalable vapor.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The silicone bristles are extremely pliable, and it’s recommended to gently use circular motions as the 8,000 pulsations per minute penetrate the skin.Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
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Most watches only feature one pulsation scale, but this supposedly unique 5970 features two, one for 15 beats and another for 30.Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Pulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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