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
Roughly the size of a small paperback book, the external pacemaker was also Medtronic’s first product.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Levine's daughter, Jesse, was born with a rare heart defect requiring multiple surgeries and a lifelong pacemaker.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
With the help of a pacemaker and several medications, Wilson was able to live a normal life, his mother said.
—Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Levine's daughter, Jesse, was born with a rare heart defect requiring multiple surgeries and a lifelong pacemaker.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
With the help of a pacemaker and several medications, Wilson was able to live a normal life, his mother said.
—Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacemaker
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Defensively, his four interceptions rank tied for 17th nationally, three behind the leader, and 11 passes defended is tied for eighth-most.Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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In his first address after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the rebel leader addressed himself by his birth name, Ahmad Hussein al-Shara, instead of his nom de guerre.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Running in a pace line, with one pacer directly in front and the other directly behind, would have saved 2.6 minutes.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
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The most interesting one here, to my mind, is the parallel between the use of human pacers and the use of pacing lights.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
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Claressa Shields and Laila Ali, women’s boxing pioneer and the daughter of Muhammad Ali, used to be close.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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That gave Sammet the opportunity to work with computing pioneer Grace Hopper on the UNIVAC I, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer manufactured in the United States.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Pacemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacemaker. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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