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
Unregistered participants are not permitted on the course, including unofficial pacers.
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
Only 22 Camp fire victims were identified using conventional methods, including fingerprints, dental records and surgical devices, such as knee replacements, breast implants and pacer machines, according to a 2020 study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
—Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
Where the new findings differ substantially is in the positions of the pacers out front.
—Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
Andy was also a bridge pacer.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
Only 22 Camp fire victims were identified using conventional methods, including fingerprints, dental records and surgical devices, such as knee replacements, breast implants and pacer machines, according to a 2020 study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
—Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
Where the new findings differ substantially is in the positions of the pacers out front.
—Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
Andy was also a bridge pacer.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
See All Example Sentences for pacer
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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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