AVANT-GARDISTS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

avant-gardists

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plural of avant-gardist

as in pioneers

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New Atlas noted at the time that Samsung was following the path already established by pioneers such as Oura, but its arrival was a clear sign that smart rings were no longer just an experimental niche.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Industry pioneers such as SpaceX’s Starlink have developed optical inter-satellite links for defense and commercial constellations, deploying large numbers of laser terminals across Starlink and Starshield.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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GitHub leaders have said in the past that as much if not more than 80% of code could eventually be written by AI, especially as developers become more comfortable working with AI tools.

— Corynn Winston, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Distillation is a technique in which developers use a more advanced AI model’s outputs to train another system.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

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