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as in vanguards
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 leading edges
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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Noun
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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 -
He’s so far collaborated with acts like Ecco2k and Xaviersobased, themselves vanguards of the underground-rap scene.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Newcomers began to arrive almost immediately, with the growth driven by the forty-niners ‒ the gold-seeking pioneers who began flocking west in 1849.—
Andre Byik,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Soundgarden Soundgarden are widely considered one of the great pioneers of grunge.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Russian casualties have risen largely because of a change in the nature of the front lines over the last year.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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The situation at the front lines indicates the opposite.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The money will be spent on various infrastructure upgrades, building temporary housing for staff, and buying new equipment, including transport buses and vans.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lexus' vision for the future doesn't stop at cars, trucks, SUVs and vans.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Cutting edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20edges. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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