state of the art
noun phrase
: the level of development (as of a device, procedure, process, technique, or science) reached at any particular time usually as a result of modern methods
Examples of state of the art in a Sentence
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White thinks taxpayers deserve a better deal than the current one, which was negotiated when the teams had all the leverage because the county had failed to live up to its commitments to keep the stadiums in state of the art condition.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Epoch data shows that academics have effectively been priced academics out of developing state of the art models.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
The fitness area has also been upgraded with new state of the art equipment, and there are two pools for those who prefer laps.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
Don’t judge Vision Pro by the standards of VR
Comparing the Vision Pro to the current state of the art in virtual reality makes its value proposition seem like a real uphill climb for Apple.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 June 2023
For this month’s Wine & Dine race weekend, new sponsors Echelon Fitness had state of the art exercise equipment and instructors on hand while Mission cooling products provided racers with apparel proven to help beat the heat.
—Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
But an official with the Texas Council on Environmental Quality — who, in a former job, was a lobbyist for the petrochemical industry — declined NASA’s offer to use state of the art air quality monitoring equipment.
—Jacob Carter, STAT, 10 Nov. 2023
But this is a good bit behind the absolute state of the art in chip manufacturing these days, and Nvidia could use newer technology (like the RTX 4000-series' 5 nm TSMC process) to squeeze the same amount of performance into a more Switch-sized chip.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
This synthetic jacket deploys two state of the art technologies to make one fine product.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Epoch data shows that academics have effectively been priced academics out of developing state of the art models.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
The fitness area has also been upgraded with new state of the art equipment, and there are two pools for those who prefer laps.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
Don’t judge Vision Pro by the standards of VR
Comparing the Vision Pro to the current state of the art in virtual reality makes its value proposition seem like a real uphill climb for Apple.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 June 2023
For this month’s Wine & Dine race weekend, new sponsors Echelon Fitness had state of the art exercise equipment and instructors on hand while Mission cooling products provided racers with apparel proven to help beat the heat.
—Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
But an official with the Texas Council on Environmental Quality — who, in a former job, was a lobbyist for the petrochemical industry — declined NASA’s offer to use state of the art air quality monitoring equipment.
—Jacob Carter, STAT, 10 Nov. 2023
But this is a good bit behind the absolute state of the art in chip manufacturing these days, and Nvidia could use newer technology (like the RTX 4000-series' 5 nm TSMC process) to squeeze the same amount of performance into a more Switch-sized chip.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
This synthetic jacket deploys two state of the art technologies to make one fine product.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“State of the art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20the%20art. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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