as in throbbed
to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner
her heart pit-a-patted with surprise
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The memory of them throbbed like a splinter that had never been removed.—
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.—
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Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a teenage boy after allegedly luring him into a basement and beating him for three hours in early November.—
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Josh Doan scored, Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his first game in a month and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday night to give them 12 victories in their past 13 games.—
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Its ’70s heyday was long gone, but the legend of that bacchanal still pulsed through the venue’s walls.—
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As Lake Powell filled and the dam pulsed cold water from its depths all year, the river began to favor cold-water species such as non-native rainbow trout, creating a trophy sport fishery for several miles downstream.—
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As the meeting was ending, Vande Kolk’s cellphone vibrated.—
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“Pit-a-patted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit-a-patted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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