vanguards

plural of vanguard
1
as in pioneers
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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2
as in forefronts
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 vanguards The San Francisco 49ers, vanguards of the outside zone run game, cannot run the ball. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 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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pioneers
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  • The Swiss start-up FinalSpark is one of the pioneers in this field.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • D’Angelo found power in this duality, smashing the barriers between the spiritual and the secular, as had so many Black music pioneers before him.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Vanguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguards. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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