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
Preliminary findings indicated Arakawa, 65, had died at least a week before her husband, and pacemaker information indicated Hackman had been dead for at least nine days before they were found.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Northwestern engineers develop tiny pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice
A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Hackman, 95, likely died several days after Arakawa, on February 18, when his pacemaker last recorded his heartbeat, authorities have said.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
In the final report, the medical examiner confirmed Hackman’s date of death as Feb. 18, when his pacemaker showed an abnormal heart rhythm before signals stopped.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Northwestern engineers develop tiny pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice
A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Hackman, 95, likely died several days after Arakawa, on February 18, when his pacemaker last recorded his heartbeat, authorities have said.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
In the final report, the medical examiner confirmed Hackman’s date of death as Feb. 18, when his pacemaker showed an abnormal heart rhythm before signals stopped.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacemaker
Noun
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Finally, leading up, your leaders need to start with the understanding that the ego has to stay outside the door.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Noun
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In one shot, five pacers form a half-diamond in front, beside, and behind the central runner.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
12 June 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
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Additional investors include Fred Moll, the cofounder of Intuitive Surgical and pioneer of robotic surgery, who has joined the company’s strategic advisory board.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The Mughal Empire’s hunger for land taxes, for instance, drove an assault on eastern India’s forests in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which redistributed land to pioneer cultivators willing to undertake that work of settlement.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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“Pacemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacemaker. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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