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Recent Examples of palpitate
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.
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Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
In one of the raciest vignettes, a man buys and eats fresh dumplings on a train, intermittently palpitating his sore gums with his fingers.
—Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2020
My heart palpitates at the seriousness of his tone.
—Kelly Meldrum, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
Angelica Hernández’s heart hasn’t stopped palpitating for a week.
—Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2020
Angelica Hernández's heart hasn't stopped palpitating for a week.
—Author: Arelis R. Hernández, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2020
The past three seasons, their games were marked by palpitating comebacks.
—New York Times, 23 Nov. 2019
Anyway, back to the point: Rachel Bilson bumped into Adam Brody at JFK Airport, and the hearts of millennials across the globe promptly stopped, palpitated, or completely exploded.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 14 Aug. 2019
Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
In one of the raciest vignettes, a man buys and eats fresh dumplings on a train, intermittently palpitating his sore gums with his fingers.
—Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2020
My heart palpitates at the seriousness of his tone.
—Kelly Meldrum, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
Angelica Hernández’s heart hasn’t stopped palpitating for a week.
—Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2020
Angelica Hernández's heart hasn't stopped palpitating for a week.
—Author: Arelis R. Hernández, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2020
The past three seasons, their games were marked by palpitating comebacks.
—New York Times, 23 Nov. 2019
Anyway, back to the point: Rachel Bilson bumped into Adam Brody at JFK Airport, and the hearts of millennials across the globe promptly stopped, palpitated, or completely exploded.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 14 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitate
Verb
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The next morning, my legs were still throbbing but guess what?—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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For all the surface sweep of the narrative, the drama centers intently on these individuals; there’s not much sense of life throbbing beyond their walls.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Each iteration of each study tries to beat the other to press, sometimes releasing their latest reports literally after midnight on January 1.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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By comparison, organic sales at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s key fashion and leather goods division fell 1 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter, beating consensus estimates for a 3 percent decline.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City vibrates at a very high frequency.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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On the menu are many hands-on treatments that leave guests in a heavenly state, as well as customizable Kerstin Florian facials, vibrating crystal energy therapies, and light frequency remedies.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That blueprint became the bedrock for the medical drama’s sets even as Wells and the writing team were beginning to work out the storylines that would pulse and careen across the pristine hospital floors.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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While there are a number of scenes in Challengers that lack scoring, a pulsing beeping and booping is ever-present during the height of actual tennis playing, balls whacking and thudding their way across the screen along to a beat.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Palpitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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