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
Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
This is designed to turn the Commandos into lighter and more agile units equipped with cutting-edge technology, including drones, cyber capabilities, and AI-enabled autonomous systems, along with two dozen new CICs of which Sea Dagger is a candidate.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The cutting edge or research in this area focuses on AI models that can take in information such as facial expressions, gaze direction, behavioral patterns, and physiological signals, and adapt their responses according to the user’s emotional state.
—Marc Fernandez, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Just be prepared to turn down some visual settings in cutting-edge titles like Cyberpunk 2077, or plan to lean on DLSS 4 to maintain high settings.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
This is designed to turn the Commandos into lighter and more agile units equipped with cutting-edge technology, including drones, cyber capabilities, and AI-enabled autonomous systems, along with two dozen new CICs of which Sea Dagger is a candidate.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The company lags behind competitors — that was part of the reason Lip-Bu Tan was brought in to replace Pat Gelsinger — and customers aren’t willing to risk building their chips with a competitor that isn’t on the cutting edge.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The cutting edge or research in this area focuses on AI models that can take in information such as facial expressions, gaze direction, behavioral patterns, and physiological signals, and adapt their responses according to the user’s emotional state.
—Marc Fernandez, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting-edge
Adjective
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In developing hypertension notifications, Apple used advanced machine learning and training data from across multiple studies.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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In August, the president announced a deal between the federal government and Nvidia, allowing the American chip producer to sell advanced semiconductors to Chinese buyers in exchange for a 15% cut of the profits.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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Waymo’s self-driving cars are a vanguard of this movement, a vehicle that can perceive its surroundings and make decisions in real time.—
Divyaditya Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our treatments are designed with our clients’ needs at the forefront.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Celtics are not projected to be a stellar team this season, but at the forefront will be their superstar guard, Jaylen Brown.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Mynatts are among the rising ranks of parents and caregivers frustrated by one-size-fits-all schooling who are seeking something more aligned with their values and viewpoints—whether progressive or conservative.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the 1990s, Bill was decades of biblical study away from that progressive stance.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But now European and American scientists are exploring whether the first human Martians could find refuge via dormant volcanos scattered across the Red Planet, inside lava tubes that criss-cross the Mars underground.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sibiya said the men had been killed by gas underground, their bodies carried out of the mine by colleagues and left for the police to find.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
23 Aug. 2025
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Despite the preparation, the 10 or so firefighters on the ground in the grove had to pull out overnight Sunday because of the ferocity of the blaze’s leading edge, Zwierzchowski said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pharmaceuticals may be the leading edge of the shift towards price transparency and a stronger relationship between manufacturers and the patient-consumer.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hill, an investigative journalist and news anchor at Jonesboro TV station KAIT, was a pioneering documentary filmmaker dedicated to sharing Arkansas’ history with a wider public.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence is named for the pioneering husband and wife filmmaking team and includes a $5,000 cash prize contributed by Drew Associates.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Jabbour is an Engineering Lead at Rilla, an industry pioneer in real-time sales conversation feedback.—
Alexander Jabbour,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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