PACEMAKERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

pacemakers

noun

plural of pacemaker

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 Meanwhile, her father worked as an engineer on early heart pacemakers and car-safety technology. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Ultrasound could replace pacemakers. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 The device is not for users with active implantable medical devices such as pacemakers or hearing aid implants; users with metallic implants such as stents, bone plates or bone screws at or near the neck; or users operating another device like a TENS unit or muscle stimulator at the same time. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 The achievement allowed researchers to recreate how the nervous system communicates with the heart, opening potential new paths for studying irregular heart rhythms and developing future treatments that could reduce reliance on electronic pacemakers. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 Seoyoon Jang, a doctoral student in electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is working to protect wireless biomedical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers, from potential quantum attacks. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 However, that effort was not officially recognized due to rule violations, including rotating pacemakers and external assistance. — New Atlas, 5 May 2026 One of the pacemakers continued until just after the 25-kilometer mark, by which time the pack had been reduced to three. — Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 The event was arranged by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe in favorite conditions on a 6-mile circuit and used rotating pacemakers. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Whereas many tech leaders have, like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, touted the benefits of AI, many have also expressed concern about its perils.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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According to CricViz, Pakistan pacers have bowled fewer than one per cent of balls above 140kmph (87mph) since March 2024, the least among all nine WTC teams.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Our pacers teach us careful path etiquette (two-by-two, tight to the right) and encourage us to be thoughtful stewards of our shared space.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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