pulsate
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Stars like cepheids, which pulsate, getting bigger and smaller, brighter and dimmer.
From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023
They tore through cornfields like earthbound locusts, making the stalks pulsate as if buffeted by a strong wind.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 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
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
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