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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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
The concerns have drawn the attention of city leaders.

— Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 June 2026