state of the art
noun phrase
: the level of development (as of a device, procedure, process, technique, or science) reached at any particular time usually as a result of modern methods
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This new state of the art appliance has only given me a whirlpool of problems.
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Past Present Future Tour production is state of the art
The production was state of the art with a massive cube of LED screens on the main stage that could open to reveal live action on two levels, including a strip club and a bedroom.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
The rectifier — state of the art in the 1960s and long since discarded by NYC Transit’s sister railroad — is the Atlantic substation’s most modern component.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
The air conditioning system within the 53,000 square-foot Guy V. Lewis practice facility is state of the art, but by 8 p.m. on a Texas summer night, its productivity has come to a halt.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Past Present Future Tour production is state of the art
The production was state of the art with a massive cube of LED screens on the main stage that could open to reveal live action on two levels, including a strip club and a bedroom.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
The rectifier — state of the art in the 1960s and long since discarded by NYC Transit’s sister railroad — is the Atlantic substation’s most modern component.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
The air conditioning system within the 53,000 square-foot Guy V. Lewis practice facility is state of the art, but by 8 p.m. on a Texas summer night, its productivity has come to a halt.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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“State of the art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20of%20the%20art. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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