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 Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
There are areas of player health that are already cutting edge, and areas where athletes, leagues and billion-dollar franchises are just catching up on ways to maximize their performance.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 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
But Cowley was on the cutting edge in his own time, as the biography vividly shows, focusing on his public rather than private life.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
There are areas of player health that are already cutting edge, and areas where athletes, leagues and billion-dollar franchises are just catching up on ways to maximize their performance.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting-edge
Adjective
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But Washington has been watching closely as both countries continue to develop and test advanced weapons capable of delivering nuclear warheads.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even his portrayal of a man with advanced dementia, in The Father (2020), which won the Academy Award for Best Actor, emitted a disconcerting power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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India’s new corporate vanguard Increasingly, many of these centers are leading efforts on product engineering, AI model development, and automation strategy — co-owning innovation and intellectual property in the process.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 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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Mamdani’s victory places him at the forefront of a global cohort of diaspora leaders who have shattered political ceilings in recent years.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bank of America’s virtual financial assistant, Erica, is at the forefront of the bank’s client-facing technology.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 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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There was a kind of anti-Franco underground in Barcelona.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Phoenix has also stored water underground for use in times of emergencies.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 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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From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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When Corse took the podium, the pioneering Light and Space artist spoke on her decades-long relationship with LACMA.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Family and love of God, integrity, grit, pioneer grit.—
Justin Ravitz,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The resale pioneer’s third-quarter revenues increased 17 percent to $174 million, producing a gross merchandise volume of $520 million.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Cutting-edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting-edge. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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