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pulsating star

British

noun

a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star

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In these landscapes, naturalism and abstraction often battle to a pulsating draw by means of a magnified, or coarsened pointillism that recalls Seurat in its mosaic-like array of dots, dashes and commas.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Manchester City and Liverpool played out an absolutely pulsating draw on Sunday, but it was all a bit too friendly for some.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2022

Liverpool lost ground in the Premier League title race in a pulsating draw at Tottenham that was packed with incident and saw Andrew Robertson sent off for the visitors.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2021

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