as in leader
one that takes the lead or sets an example
a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran
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Recent Examples of pacer
Austin is a movement guy, a pacer.
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Montoya, who is a frenetic pacer on the sideline, lets out a prodigious whistle to get his players’ attention.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the start of the three-match series starting in Tarouba, Windies pacer dislocated his left shoulder during a training session earlier this week.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Andrew Boyd has been there for each of Frederick’s Badwater races, encouraging her from the support vehicle, running alongside her as a pacer.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 29 July 2025
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Montoya, who is a frenetic pacer on the sideline, lets out a prodigious whistle to get his players’ attention.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the start of the three-match series starting in Tarouba, Windies pacer dislocated his left shoulder during a training session earlier this week.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Andrew Boyd has been there for each of Frederick’s Badwater races, encouraging her from the support vehicle, running alongside her as a pacer.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacer
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After deliberations stretching across three weeks, the Sacramento City Council appointed Tuesday a new leader for a local agency tasked with overseeing public housing.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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With Jackson’s death Tuesday, leaders across the region reflected on a legacy that helped shape a generation of local activism and public service — none more so than Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a close friend for more than five decades.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Since the pacemaker sends out a Bluetooth signal every two to three minutes, the signal sniffer can pick up its location, Kennedy said, which law enforcement would be able to view and trace using Nancy Guthrie's phone.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie is 84 years old, has a pacemaker and requires daily medication, according to authorities and her family.—
Elizabeth Hartfield,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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