as in advanced
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
his insistent tracking shots and rapid-fire pacing earned him a reputation as a cutting-edge filmmaker
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as in vanguard
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
an urban enclave that has an established reputation for being hospitable to artists who are part of the cutting edge
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as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media
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Recent Examples of cutting-edge
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
This electronic countermeasures suite was on the cutting edge of aerial warfare in the 1980s, but began to fall behind a generation later.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The digital immersive experience applies cutting edge virtual and augmented reality technology to the adult space.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Slide the cutting edge of your scissors perpendicular across the raw edge.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
An exhibit on how an artist used the cutting edge techniques of the day could be both.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
This electronic countermeasures suite was on the cutting edge of aerial warfare in the 1980s, but began to fall behind a generation later.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The digital immersive experience applies cutting edge virtual and augmented reality technology to the adult space.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Slide the cutting edge of your scissors perpendicular across the raw edge.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting-edge
Adjective
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The next era focuses on cracking the code for personalization, advanced marketing assets, and empathetic conversational AI. Computational Medicine.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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David Ornstein reports that talks to prolong Lionel Messi’s stint at Inter Miami beyond the expiry of his current contract in December are at an advanced stage.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other major award winners at the ceremony included Glen Powell, who won star of the year, as well as Ana de Armas, who won action star of the year and Lindsay Lohan, who won the event's vanguard award.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Gerwig, at age 41, represents film culture’s new feminist vanguard; her renown is an extension of the media celebration that established the international activism of Thunberg, now 22.—
Armond White,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2025
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Tami Gaines, founder and CEO of Sage Enterprises LLC, has been at the forefront of changing this for about 25 years.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The open source debate has been part of model development since the beginning – and recent news shows that companies at the forefront of the AI model charge are often able to put pressure on each other.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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California voters further reversed progressive policies by passing Proposition 36, which enhances penalties for theft and drug offenses.—
Carson Becker,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The city this month began drilling at Del Prado Park, the first of several sites being explored to find safe, potable water underground.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the ever-evolving cyber underground, ransomware extortionists have grown to become perhaps the most sophisticated and formidable threat.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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First contact is when the moon’s leading edge moves into the penumbra.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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Second contact is when the leading edge enters the umbra; this is also the start of the partial eclipse, when Earth’s shadow falling on the moon becomes obvious.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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It’s been sweet watching the sound expand overseas, the seeds of inspo traveling way further than the pioneers intended.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2025
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Collins went on to join another funk pioneer: George Clinton, whose alternating bands Parliament and Funkadelic were innovating a looser, more improvisational and funnier style that would help define Black music in the ’70s.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The mill embraces the beauty of imperfection and asymmetry in Chaos Aesthetics, a trend concept that favors expressive textures, unconventional finishes and rich tactile experiences.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Apr. 2025
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The generational gap in honesty found in the survey comes amid a broader trend of unconventional job-search behaviors among younger candidates, including ghosting employers and abandoning the hiring process midway.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Cutting-edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting-edge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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