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Recent Examples of pulsate
And for the grand finale on March 15, dance music sensation John Summit will headline, promising to transform Waterloo Park's Moody Amphitheater into a pulsating dancefloor.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The ballpark pulsated with anticipation every time Devers went up to bat.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 June 2025
In Lagos’ pulsating heart, a dying nightclub owner entrusts her legacy to her shy daughter.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Newcomer Alfie Williams breathes new life into the pulsating horror as Spike, a 12-year-old boy who resides on a small British island with a community of survivors, 28 years after the rage virus first ravaged the United Kingdom.
—EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The ballpark pulsated with anticipation every time Devers went up to bat.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 June 2025
In Lagos’ pulsating heart, a dying nightclub owner entrusts her legacy to her shy daughter.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Newcomer Alfie Williams breathes new life into the pulsating horror as Spike, a 12-year-old boy who resides on a small British island with a community of survivors, 28 years after the rage virus first ravaged the United Kingdom.
—EW.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsate
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The Dolphins are in a less optimism-friendly spot than UM, coming off an 8-9 season and with that playoff-win drought still an embarrassing, throbbing pain.—
Greg Cote
July 17,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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Continuing north under Canal, the new subway would bring precious new mobility to the congested and fast-growing River West and Fulton River districts, two formerly obscure tracts of warehouses and railroad spurs now throbbing with residential development — and auto traffic.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Somewhere around hour two of not moving, my hamstrings began to vibrate like the low end of a baby grand.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
8 July 2025
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Their beating wings vibrate, inadvertently loosening pollen, which then falls onto the female part of the flower.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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According to the New York Times, this thoroughly beats the area’s previous record of 1.47 inches, set in 1908.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase beat Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter on Tuesday, reporting earnings of $5.24 a share and $45.68 billion in revenue during the period.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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Messina seems particularly hampered by Diggle’s set design, which consists of cell bunks against a kind of glittering black curtain, pierced by a single doorway that leads into a pulsing red light.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Selfishly, my hope as a reader is not to be persuaded, but to succumb to the pulsing psyche on the page.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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“Pulsate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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