pacesetting \ ˈpās-ˌse-tiŋ \ adjective
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//Silicon Valley giants are the pacesetters of society.
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Wired, "Corporate America's Second War With the Rule of Law," 16 Oct. 2019
//Despite its four-legged, feline look, like Cheetah, the hi-tech pacesetter could apparently use sharper design.
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David Wilson, Popular Mechanics, "Machine Beats Man," 16 Oct. 2019
//With a thousand metres to go, the pacesetters let Kipchoge run alone.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, "Eliud Kipchoge Breaks the Two-Hour Barrier in the Marathon," 12 Oct. 2019
//Manchester City lost more ground to Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday with a 2-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers that leaves the defending champions eight points behind this season’s pacesetters.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Man City beaten 2-0 by Wolves, loses ground in EPL race," 6 Oct. 2019
//Languishing in seventh place, already 10 points behind early pacesetter Liverpool, anything other than a win against a struggling Saints could leave Pochettino with one foot on the plank.
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Matias Grez, CNN, "Champions League final is a distant memory as Spurs stumbles," 25 Sep. 2019
//However, a defeat last time out at Elland Road to early pacesetters Swansea was a blow.
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SI.com, "Barnsley vs Leeds: Where to Watch, Buy Tickets, Live Steam, Kick Off Time & Team News," 12 Sep. 2019
//The pacesetter suggested that Tencent Music had recently been attempting to dominate the market by signing an exclusive distribution agreement with a distributor Tencent effectively controls.
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Rob Schwartz, Billboard, "Chinese Music Industry Reacts to Tencent Music Investigation," 29 Aug. 2019
//Chapman and Alex Bregman of Houston are the new pacesetters in what is becoming a new golden age at third base.
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Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Matt Chapman Is the Face of Yet Another Second-Half Surge by the A's," 19 Aug. 2019
First Known Use of pacesetter
1895, in the meaning defined above
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More Synonyms and Antonyms ofpacesetter
one that takes the lead or sets an example
- a company that has been a pacesetter in its field for offering health care benefits to employees