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 Seoyoon Jang, a doctoral student in electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is working to protect wireless biomedical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, from potential quantum attacks. —

Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 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 The electrodes are connected by wires running down the neck to a pacemaker-like battery in the chest that powers the device. —

Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026 Calcium does this by flowing in and out of your heart cells after being triggered by an electrical signal from the sinoatrial node, or the heart's natural pacemaker. —

Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pacemaker

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The move suggests a broader shift in Tehran, where a new generation of leaders is increasingly abandoning the cautious, reactive approach that long defined the Islamic Republic’s strategy towards its adversaries.

— Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Bains, backed by Democratic Party leaders and major labor organizations, ran as a more moderate Democrat with a healthcare background who occasionally broke with her party on Assembly votes.

— Mathew Miranda June 9, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026