1
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
As a candidate in 2023, Johnson relied on the city’s progressive labor vanguard — the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union — to bankroll his campaign.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
But in recent years, the luxury vanguard of the industry has refocused their programming to make their spas the center of life at sea.
—Susan B. Barnes, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Still, these vanguards in the wearable industry are pushing us toward an era when always-listening gadgets on our wrists and heads could grow to be more helpful.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
Like many in the island’s culinary vanguard, brewmaster Jeremmie Vélez Rosario is dedicated to sustainability, using ingredients grown on-site for his new spot, El Co.lectivo, a no-waste cocktail bar and pizza joint.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
But in recent years, the luxury vanguard of the industry has refocused their programming to make their spas the center of life at sea.
—Susan B. Barnes, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Still, these vanguards in the wearable industry are pushing us toward an era when always-listening gadgets on our wrists and heads could grow to be more helpful.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
Like many in the island’s culinary vanguard, brewmaster Jeremmie Vélez Rosario is dedicated to sustainability, using ingredients grown on-site for his new spot, El Co.lectivo, a no-waste cocktail bar and pizza joint.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanguard
Noun
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William Arruda is a keynote speaker, author, and personal branding pioneer.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the mid-1960s Ralph opened Lucinda Byre, a boutique selling clothes from multiple brands, including miniskirt pioneer Mary Quant, in the center of Liverpool that later expanded across the North of England.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But sources emphasized that the federation’s role in the presentation was largely driven by its efforts to support the financially struggling coaches’ group, which has been at the forefront of previous efforts advocating for the two-semester model.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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To Make Material Circular Material science is at the forefront of the transition to a circular economy.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The toolkit was first put up for sale on a Russian criminal underground forum for $2,500 in Oct. 2024.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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His breakthrough came via 1977’s Eraserhead, which became popular in the midnight movie underground circuit.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2025
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The exhibit’s name and its graphic treatment are themselves an elegiac ode to Heaven, the avant-garde novelty boutique at the Century City Mall that held serious sway in the ’80s with the likes of Brooke Shields, Paul Reubens and Freddie Mercury.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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There were receptions at avant-garde artist studios or classic restaurants like The Grill and Balthazar.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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