as in leaders
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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Noun
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CEOs and global leaders will gather for a dynamic, invitation-only event shaping the future of business.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025 -
For leaders, balancing these demands with thoughtful stewardship can feel like an impossible task.—
Jacob Kupietzky,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thanks to the technological intervention of his numerous pacemakers, his heart never gave out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Aug. 2025
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These can include pacemakers, stents, piercings and screws in bones.—
Michaela Maya-Mrschtik,
Scientific American,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Often overshadowed by their male counterparts, these artists–including Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, and Joan Mitchell–were pioneers in their own right.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then with the [SF drag pioneers of the late ‘60s] the Cockettes and the Angels of Light [communal theater].—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pacers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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