PACEMAKER Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

pacemaker

noun

ˈpās-ˌmā-kər

Definition of pacemaker next

as in leader

one that takes the lead or sets an example has long been regarded as a pacemaker in home electronics

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Recent Examples of pacemaker The implantable pacemaker emerged in the late 1950s after engineers and surgeons developed a device capable of electrically regulating irregular heartbeats from inside the body. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 For instance, imagine that the young man with a heart rhythm problem was temporarily unconsciousness, and so his medical team had to instead consult his proxy regarding placement of the pacemaker. —

Adam W. Gaffney, STAT, 18 May 2026 Another patient has hit the emergency room, this one with a malfunctioning pacemaker. —

David S. Wallace, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 The federal government even provided a high-tech piece of equipment that attempted to pick up the Bluetooth signal from her pacemaker device, with no results. —

Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pacemaker

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Noun

Since that occurred, stadium management has met with the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and other Town leaders to learn the reasons for the modifications and to work towards an amendment to the stadium lease that would build upon our decades-long partnership.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The consumer backlash, which prompted Lululemon to issue an apology and scrub its campaign, is the latest example of how quickly Western brands can come unstuck in a country where nationalism has surged under strongman leader Xi Jinping.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 17 June 2026