the vanguard
noun
: the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
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There, he was exposed to the vanguard practices of German and American photography in the late nineteen-eighties and early nineties, which took a hip, self-aware approach to image-making.
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Samanski joins Savoie and Podkolzin as the vanguard for the Oilers’ youth movement.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
For creative people, this is just on the vanguard and is front and center.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Many Jews would perish, and the remnants would become the vanguard of believers in Jesus.
—Shalom Goldman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Samanski joins Savoie and Podkolzin as the vanguard for the Oilers’ youth movement.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
For creative people, this is just on the vanguard and is front and center.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Many Jews would perish, and the remnants would become the vanguard of believers in Jesus.
—Shalom Goldman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the vanguard
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“The vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vanguard. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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