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cutting-edge

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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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1 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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2 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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“Cutting-edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting-edge. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

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