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
Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Scheyer has been on the cutting edge of college basketball.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The company has partnered with industry leaders like OpenAI, Anthropic and AWS to stay on the cutting edge of AI innovation.
—Peter High, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Flip 7 and Charge 6 aren’t just functional and cutting edge with JBL’s AI Sound Boost tech that analyzes music to give more range, power, and bass without distorting the sound; they’re designed to be fashion accessories with their range of colors and detachable straps and key rings.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Knives that are permitted are those used for cooking or while working and have a cutting edge of no more than three inches.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Scheyer has been on the cutting edge of college basketball.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The company has partnered with industry leaders like OpenAI, Anthropic and AWS to stay on the cutting edge of AI innovation.
—Peter High, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Flip 7 and Charge 6 aren’t just functional and cutting edge with JBL’s AI Sound Boost tech that analyzes music to give more range, power, and bass without distorting the sound; they’re designed to be fashion accessories with their range of colors and detachable straps and key rings.
—Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 14 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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With fancy lights and advanced algorithms, the Derma-Reader analyzes skin across several categories, including wrinkles, dark circles and texture.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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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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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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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
Noun
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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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Today’s underground will look very different in 10 years, as soil profiles shift, trees grow, animals tunnel, and people dig and build.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fourth contact is when the leading edge passes out of the umbra and becomes easily visible again, ending totality, and fifth contact is when the entire moon is fully out of the umbra.—
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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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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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
Adjective
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These unconventional or niche markets—whether they’re built around specific lifestyles, cultural shifts, unique services, or underserved consumer segments—can offer less competition, more loyal customers, and a sharper opportunity to stand out.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Turn a Closet into a Book Nook In this bedroom, as well as the other two in the house, Allison made the unconventional decision to remove the closets.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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