pulsate

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Stars like cepheids, which pulsate, getting bigger and smaller, brighter and dimmer.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023

Death is in the air; after one dancer collapses, another starts to sway and quiver, holding her hands, fingers splayed, in front of her face and chest as they pulsate in and out.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

The flute solo made the hall pulsate with a full life of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Solar flares come from sunspots, or bruiselike discolorations on the surface of the sun that pulsate with energy.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Cepheid stars pulsate, getting brighter and dimmer in a very predictable way; the way they pulsate is closely related to how much light they put out.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife