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as in pioneer
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting
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as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement
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Recent Examples of vanguard
If EVs are any augury, America’s days at technology’s vanguard might be numbered.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Once associated with pioneer women in long dresses, Latter-day Saints are increasingly represented by a new vanguard of social media influencers.
—Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
How Johnson, who has tried to position himself as part of the progressive vanguard against Trump in urban America, responds to these threats will define much of his next two years in office.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Despite the oracular hubris of the genetic-screening vanguard, the story a parent wants has only one primary source, one reliable narrator.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Once associated with pioneer women in long dresses, Latter-day Saints are increasingly represented by a new vanguard of social media influencers.
—Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 29 May 2025
How Johnson, who has tried to position himself as part of the progressive vanguard against Trump in urban America, responds to these threats will define much of his next two years in office.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Despite the oracular hubris of the genetic-screening vanguard, the story a parent wants has only one primary source, one reliable narrator.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanguard
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German production house Bavaria Fiction has become a green pioneer by securing validation for its headquarters under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, the world’s most demanding environmental management system, and ISO 14001 Certification.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Restaurant Ark: Holding a prestigious Michelin Green Star, Ark is a pioneer in vegan fine dining.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In my view, nations such as India have been at the forefront of e-visa innovation.—
Armand Arton,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The visit is Witkoff's fifth to Moscow since Trump took office, with the special envoy at the forefront of White House efforts to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The speaker system—designed in part by Shepherd and Tom Smith, co-founder of the famed underground Cosmic Slop party in Leeds—was meant to reference the disco setups at New York’s Paradise Garage and sub-heavy sound systems of Jamaica.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her family, which owns the oil and gas underground, received a percentage of the revenue generated from the company’s sale of the minerals, called a royalty.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
4 Aug. 2025
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But even at its most avant-garde, cinema is still a popular medium.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Germany is a land of quiet resilience and reinvention—where Berlin pulses with raw creativity—alive with graffiti, avant-garde galleries, and thumping underground beats.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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