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 In January, Verma inserted the pacemaker into Karzen during an operation that typically lasts two to three hours. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 Hackman's pacemaker was last active Feb. 18, meaning the couple's bodies were left unattended for some time and may have deteriorated. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025 Heather Jarrell, New Mexico's chief medical examiner, previously shared in a press conference that the last activity on Gene's pacemaker was registered on Feb. 17. Rachel McRady, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Scientists at what university have developed an experimental cardiac pacemaker that is as small as a sesame seed? CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacemaker
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  • Trump 100 days: Former president's success created measuring stick for future leaders Poll: Trump loses trust on the economy as 100-day mark nears From Trump to Reagan: Their first 100 days Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • President Trump, Vice President Vance React to First American Pope Announcement World leaders across continents extended messages of hope, unity and spiritual solidarity Thursday after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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  • During the power play, pacer Ben Dwarshuis’ struck twice, removing opener Phil Salt in the second over, followed by dismissing wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • But the coach features, the support for connection to other fitness devices and advanced bits like the virtual pacer mode?
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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  • One of the pioneers of the English-only movement was Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, a naturalized American who was born in Canada, to Japanese parents, in 1906.
    Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • The Oscar-winning artist last trod the boards 10 years ago, portraying DNA pioneer scientist Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51, directed by Michael Grandage.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2025

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“Pacemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacemaker. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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