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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
Abe’s focused approach to pleats and her hybridized design techniques have continued to evolve, maintaining Sacai’s position at the forefront of Japan’s fashion vanguard.
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Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
Hezbollah has issued manifestos and open letters since its early years declaring Israel a vanguard of U.S. imperialism and calling for the total destruction of the Jewish state.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Since Trump fought the 2020 results in Georgia, the state has turned into a kind of vanguard for the national movement to contest elections.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
The country is still run by an insular Leninist vanguard that have lived through a traumatic and intimate lesson in the brittleness of their own power.
—Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2016
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Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
Hezbollah has issued manifestos and open letters since its early years declaring Israel a vanguard of U.S. imperialism and calling for the total destruction of the Jewish state.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Since Trump fought the 2020 results in Georgia, the state has turned into a kind of vanguard for the national movement to contest elections.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
The country is still run by an insular Leninist vanguard that have lived through a traumatic and intimate lesson in the brittleness of their own power.
—Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanguard
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Claressa Shields and Laila Ali, women’s boxing pioneer and the daughter of Muhammad Ali, used to be close.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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That gave Sammet the opportunity to work with computing pioneer Grace Hopper on the UNIVAC I, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer manufactured in the United States.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2024
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A number of labor unions across industries have been at the forefront of the years-long push to repeal WEP and GPO.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The question of how to fit the pair together without taking away their natural attributes was at the forefront of Emery’s 2023 pre-season planning.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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An Enbridge Energy pipeline in Jefferson County spilled nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil underground, according to federal officials.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Crews arrived to find a partial collapse of the parking lot behind the stores and an active fire underground, according to the press release.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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This bewitching fusion of introspection and avant-garde musicality solidifies Peluso's status as one of Latin music's brightest trailblazers.Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The independent Swiss watchmaker is known for avant-garde designs and technical prowess, but in recent years, the company has also been having a blast playing around with color.Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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