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the leading or most important part of a movement
an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights
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Recent Examples of leading edge
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
To stay at the leading edge of play space development and changes, AAA State of Play regularly updates its catalog of innovative and inventive playground equipment options.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
However, its leading-edge manufacturing prowess has fallen behind the likes of TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung Foundry.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Lynwen’s ability to drive innovation with a clear strategic vision has kept the company on the leading edge during a period of massive technology shifts.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
To stay at the leading edge of play space development and changes, AAA State of Play regularly updates its catalog of innovative and inventive playground equipment options.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The government has prioritized domestic production of leading-edge chips as competition over artificial intelligence hardware intensifies.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
However, its leading-edge manufacturing prowess has fallen behind the likes of TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung Foundry.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
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By the late 1920s, however, private aviation was being born, Pan Am was at the forefront of the movement, and its operations were centered on Dinner Key.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Casey Bloys is once again at the forefront of a pivotal moment in entertainment history.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dinner in Carrick goes elevated at The Oarsman, a modern Irish standout, or cozier at The Red Bank, where local produce meets a candlelit garden setting.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The interior was redesigned with new modern enhancements and interactive videos to elevate the fan experience.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms.—
Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Syme About Town Dance Nearly fifty now, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has long been, for good or ill, a best-in-class purveyor of trends in contemporary dance.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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This fusion of contemporary pop with the sounds of the new generation of regional Mexican music brings together two vastly different voices, successfully delivering the dose of romanticism that the lyrics demand.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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This means that filmmakers out of favor with autocratic regimes—including, in Iran, some of the nation’s greatest artists—don’t stand a chance, and some of the most notable recent Iranian films have been submitted by other countries.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The situation mirrors a recent case in Sweetwater, where hundreds of families were also displaced under similar terms, with financial incentives decreasing the longer residents wait to leave.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Surf at lightspeed with one of these cutting-edge Big Spring Sale router and mesh networking deals.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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On one hand, governments gain access to cutting-edge technology.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With the transfer portal opening April 7, after the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament, Miller spoke as directly as possible to current 49ers players, who stood out in a room full of green and gold.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Michael suggested that the current war with Hezbollah could be the last and is likely to continue until Katz’s objectives are accomplished.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edge. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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