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
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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
Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Production on the new album is led by the duo of Sounwave and Jack Antonoff, who give Lamar pulsing, throbbing beats to smash up against.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Cha See’s lights flicker, the actors’ bodies warp and tremble, and Fan Zhang’s underscoring throbs with surreal menace.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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
Verb
The new paintings are often beautiful in more familiar ways than his previous ones, and at the same time throbbing with internal energy.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Production on the new album is led by the duo of Sounwave and Jack Antonoff, who give Lamar pulsing, throbbing beats to smash up against.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
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Pulse Jet Engine Technology A pulse jet engine operates by generating thrust through a series of rapid combustion pulses.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Mariano said Pearce knew that Giles had no pulse in the apartment and that Cabrales was in dire condition.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Chiefs beat the Texans in Kansas City in Week 16, 27-19.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
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Because the last time Swift wore Chanel was to watch the Chiefs beat the Texans on December 21.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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It’s composed of rows of TV monitors arranged into a grid (à la Minimalism) and displaying undulating black-and-white patterns that appear to vibrate (à la Op).—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In another breakthrough, researchers built an ultra-sensitive microphone informed by spider silk, which vibrates with the subtle perturbations of sound waves moving through the air.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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The performance categories may have been too far out of reach, but the pulsating score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Justin Kuritzkes’ original screenplay and Marco Costa’s editing were on several scoresheets.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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But with a 3-2 between West Ham and Fulham, a pulsating 1-1 between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, and another 2-2 between Brentford and Manchester City, this game wasn’t an outlier, but almost standard fare for this era of Premier League football.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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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 23 Jan. 2025.
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