as in leaders
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 pacemakers
Some modern pacemakers – devices that keep the heart in a regular rhythm – can transmit data to a phone app via Bluetooth so it can be shared directly with a patient’s doctor for easier monitoring.
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Experience with other medical devices like hip implants and pacemakers dictated that plaintiffs who had a faulty product surgically removed had more valuable lawsuits than those with the product still in place.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Blood transfusions, antibiotics, cardiac pacemakers, organ transplantation, insulin for diabetes, and inhalers for asthma all resulted from animal research.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
It could be used in the creation of next-generation bioelectronic devices or internal medical tools, like pacemakers, implantable glucose sensors, and brain electrodes used for treating neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
This isn’t how pacemakers are designed to work, apparently.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Although this prototype worked for only three hours, the recipient went on to live another 40 years with 26 additional pacemakers, passing away in 2001 at the age of 86.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Smallest Pacemaker Implanting most pacemakers requires invasive surgeries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
These can include pacemakers, stents, piercings and screws in bones.
—Michaela Maya-Mrschtik, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Experience with other medical devices like hip implants and pacemakers dictated that plaintiffs who had a faulty product surgically removed had more valuable lawsuits than those with the product still in place.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Blood transfusions, antibiotics, cardiac pacemakers, organ transplantation, insulin for diabetes, and inhalers for asthma all resulted from animal research.
—Melanie D.g. Kaplan, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
It could be used in the creation of next-generation bioelectronic devices or internal medical tools, like pacemakers, implantable glucose sensors, and brain electrodes used for treating neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
This isn’t how pacemakers are designed to work, apparently.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Although this prototype worked for only three hours, the recipient went on to live another 40 years with 26 additional pacemakers, passing away in 2001 at the age of 86.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Smallest Pacemaker Implanting most pacemakers requires invasive surgeries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
These can include pacemakers, stents, piercings and screws in bones.
—Michaela Maya-Mrschtik, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacemakers
Noun
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The two leaders were former allies who later became embroiled in bruising political disputes, deepening divisions in one of Asia's most unwieldy democracies.—
JIM GOMEZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The incident took place on the third floor bridge linking City Hall and City Hall East, which is currently displaying an exhibit of prominent Black women community leaders, according to Price spokesperson Angelina Valencia-Dumarot.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The shifts were brought about by weather, his energy level, and his relationship with his pacers and the film crew.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Pacemakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacemakers. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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