as in pulse
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
I seemed to feel anew the pain of her death with each throb of my heart
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Recent Examples of throb
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
Disney has hired ex-Alabama coach Nick Saban—heart throb of millions of middle-aged Southern men—to be an ESPN commentator.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
His arms, which had once moved up mountains, were stringy and bandaged, and his shoulder throbbed from cancer eroding his bone.
—Olivia Jordan Cornelius, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
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Noun
The music, which Carpenter recorded with his longtime collaborators — Cody Carpenter (his son) and Daniel Davies (his godson) — throbs with propulsive bass and icy synths.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
Disney has hired ex-Alabama coach Nick Saban—heart throb of millions of middle-aged Southern men—to be an ESPN commentator.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Verb
Said host will soon experience throbbing chest pain — that pain has a name!
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
His arms, which had once moved up mountains, were stringy and bandaged, and his shoulder throbbed from cancer eroding his bone.
—Olivia Jordan Cornelius, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
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Shortening the distance between information-gathering and decision-making is critical for businesses looking to gain a competitive edge and keep a pulse on their customers' needs and preferences.Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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There has simply never been an American artist better in touch with the pulse of popular culture than this producer, arranger, and composer whose work spanned nearly 70 years, every genre imaginable, and crossed all media as well.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 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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In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Industrials sector including UPS, UNP, and CAT, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 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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In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Product Five covetable highlights from London Design Festival The 22nd edition of the London Design Festival was held last month, and once again the city pulsated with colorful installations, insightful panels, and parties that fostered memorable connections.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
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Representing heart-palpitating romance is the main storyline: the passion of Megha’s son Naveen (Carol Mazhuvancheril) for his boyfriend, Keshav (Noah Israel), a fellow Hindu who happens to be Caucasian.Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
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The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light.Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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“Throb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throb. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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