as in advanced
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
his insistent tracking shots and rapid-fire pacing earned him a reputation as a cutting-edge filmmaker
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as in vanguard
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
an urban enclave that has an established reputation for being hospitable to artists who are part of the cutting edge
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as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media
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Recent Examples of cutting-edge
George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
However, Bon Jovi found a surgeon who performed a medialization thyroplasty surgery, a cutting-edge procedure in which an implant was placed on the outside of his vocal cord to rebuild the weakened cord.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The development includes massive warehouses from Amazon and Walmart, companies on the cutting edge of autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence development, and soon a new 450,000-square-foot film and television production campus from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Poppe said the tech industry had the perception that PG&E didn’t have sufficient capacity to provide the power needed for an array of cutting-edge endeavors.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
However, Bon Jovi found a surgeon who performed a medialization thyroplasty surgery, a cutting-edge procedure in which an implant was placed on the outside of his vocal cord to rebuild the weakened cord.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The TiVo box, which sat at the cutting edge of television’s early 2000s time-shifting viewer revolution, is no more.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The development includes massive warehouses from Amazon and Walmart, companies on the cutting edge of autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence development, and soon a new 450,000-square-foot film and television production campus from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting-edge
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At the crux of those tensions are a gaping trade imbalance and efforts from the US to ensure its national security against an increasingly assertive China, including by expanding restrictions on China’s access to American high tech, like the advanced semiconductors needed to power AI.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The mill applies advanced finishing, weaving and stabilization techniques that turn denim into a fine-arts-compatible textile.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The oysterman has been catapulted onto the national stage as part of a vanguard of progressive, young candidates who have gained widespread support by appealing to working class voters.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Oct. 2025
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The San Francisco 49ers, vanguards of the outside zone run game, cannot run the ball.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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At the forefront of the trend is Swedish pop princess Zara Larsson.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many also say the boycott is misguided given that many Israeli film professionals are at the forefront of challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s actions in Gaza and beyond.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Her victory also carries national implications for Democrats, who are struggling to chart a path between progressive energy and centrist caution ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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One person familiar with Tuesday’s heated discussion within the caucus says there appears to be at least eight Democratic votes to reopen the government — even though progressive Democratic senators vented their frustration with the potential deal.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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Considering that Albini helped build the sound of the alt-rock underground, shouldn’t those exact tools and test pressings be immortalized in a museum?—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ascending from the horror underground, CBS daytime show The Talk covered theater-goers hurling at screenings.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The solar wind smashes into the leading edge of Earth’s magnetosphere with supersonic speed, creating a shockwave that can come closer than one hundred thousand kilometers to the planet’s illuminated side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The leading edge of the storm will begin producing sporadic showers late Monday night, followed by the core of the system on Tuesday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known as one half of the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both were formerly with Generation Investment Management, the pioneering sustainable investment management firm founded by former Vice President Al Gore a little more than 20 years ago.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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By offering a solution to the throngs of independent resale stores that followed in the footsteps of buy-and-sell pioneers like Round Two, OS Group has been able to carve a lucrative niche in an otherwise crowded space.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The first release is uniquely crafted by esteemed whiskey pioneer Chip Tate.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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