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 They have already been tested in experimental medical implants, including pacemakers powered by the beating hearts of animals. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 Stocks of Wi-Fi routers, insulin pumps, pacemakers, and credit-card readers, along with cars and dishwashers, would dwindle and perhaps vanish. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Abramson notes that pacemakers and neurostimulators already use similar voltages and pulse lengths, so the team did not expect any major safety issues. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Shares of the maker of devices such as pacemakers and stents have been nearly cut in half already this year, under pressure after issuing a weak profit forecast in the first quarter. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

The countries that do this well engage community leaders, religious leaders, and other respected figures to be part of the vaccination team.

— Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
The horror leaders argued non-traditional horror directors like Parsons and Barker had come out of YouTube to offer fresh, new voices and innovation to the fright-night medium for Gen Z movie-goers.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 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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