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
James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
As Emmanuelle watches herself through her lens, an autoerotic pulse throbs through the movie like a heartbeat.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2024
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
It’s heard in markets or throbbing from taxi radios and speakers in rickety roadside bars.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The timing—the beat, the lag, the throb of the void—between stimulus and reaction.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
As Emmanuelle watches herself through her lens, an autoerotic pulse throbs through the movie like a heartbeat.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2024
Verb
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
It’s heard in markets or throbbing from taxi radios and speakers in rickety roadside bars.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throb
Noun
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In the daffodil spears thrusting up through dead leaves, each stalk swells with the pulse of a blossom-to-be.—
Rosanna Warren,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The sense of danger pulses through the whole movie.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The lucky player beat odds of 1-in-850,668, claiming the top prize March 28, a lottery official told McClatchy News.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, the 1,140 bhp Valkyrie also beat the Silverstone lap record with a time of 1 minutes 56.42 seconds.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And through it all, Quy’s love for rural Vietnam underlies every frame, every movement, like the love that vibrates between Việt and Nam deep underground.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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The sensors immediately reacted to the game's audio, vibrating the pad.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
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Something that had been anticipated for a while finally went down Wednesday night, adding to the already excitable atmosphere pulsating throughout Crypto.com Arena.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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While there are lots of percolating beats and pulsating electronic basslines and textures, her description is slightly misleading because the melodies and vocals are always at the forefront.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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 12 Apr. 2025.
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