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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
The theater was squarely in the exhibition vanguard then, designed and equipped as a boutique-size 750-seat alternative to the massive Balaban & Katz auditoriums of the day (the Chicago Theatre was the flagship).
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
This wine style has been trending amongst the wine set for a few years now, and King is joining the next vanguard of unofficial ambassadors.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Since its founding in 1913 at Howard University, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has stood as a vanguard of leadership, scholarship, and public service.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
Lalonde was key in developing a unique strategy that brought the group’s vanguard brands B&B Italia, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena under one roof.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
This wine style has been trending amongst the wine set for a few years now, and King is joining the next vanguard of unofficial ambassadors.
—Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Since its founding in 1913 at Howard University, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has stood as a vanguard of leadership, scholarship, and public service.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
Lalonde was key in developing a unique strategy that brought the group’s vanguard brands B&B Italia, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena under one roof.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanguard
Noun
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France and Nordic countries, pioneers in subsidized childcare and paid parental leave, maintain relatively higher fertility than peers.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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French smart telescope pioneer Vaonis helps quench my thirst with a special edition of its flagship that puts the inner workings on view.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some things stayed exactly the same, most notably at the forefront of the rankings, with the usual names staying put.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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But, yes, health has definitely been at the forefront of the Hornets’ preparations since the season concluded.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike the neo-Leninist underground, moreover, dissidents had no desire to revive Bolshevik revolutionary traditions, with their ideological discipline, armed conspiracy, and noms de guerre.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Burnham Yard also is near an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site for radium contamination, but the Terracon report did not find any indication that there is a substantial amount of radioactive material underground.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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The money helped fund a comeback show at New York Fashion Week, in 2021, which featured not only avant-garde garments but also sleek basics.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Paired with an avant-garde heel and demure stud earrings, the dress-and-blazer combo is a perfect study in contrasts.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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