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
The safe mode disables the BIA electrical current, so pregnant women and people with pacemakers can still use the scale to check their weight.
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Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Sheehy encouraged anyone worried about pacemakers to consider using the devices.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
For context, lithium-ion batteries also drove nuclear pacemakers out of the market for the same reason.
—David Szondy
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
While ethylene oxide plays a crucial role in sterilizing lifesaving medical devices like pacemakers and syringes, long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other types of cancer among people who work in or live near medical sterilization facilities.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Sheehy encouraged anyone worried about pacemakers to consider using the devices.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
For context, lithium-ion batteries also drove nuclear pacemakers out of the market for the same reason.
—David Szondy
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
While ethylene oxide plays a crucial role in sterilizing lifesaving medical devices like pacemakers and syringes, long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other types of cancer among people who work in or live near medical sterilization facilities.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacemakers
Noun
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In response to that criticism, California leaders last year created a carve out that exempts certain projects in urban areas from needing a CEQA review to move forward.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj along with pacers Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada have been rested.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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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 10 Apr. 2026.
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