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
Alex Knapp, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
As Canadian Prime Minister The doc series will also feature professionals working at the cutting edge of mental health research, therapy and brain therapy.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Sharpening pruning shears is a straightforward task, and all pruning shears can be sharpened with the same steps: disassembly, cleaning, sharpening the cutting edge (usually with a file), and reassembly.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Check out pic above as the corporation recreates the Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus and Young Albertosaurus using cutting edge techniques.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Alex Knapp is a senior editor covering healthcare, science, and cutting edge technology who joined Forbes in 2011.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
As Canadian Prime Minister The doc series will also feature professionals working at the cutting edge of mental health research, therapy and brain therapy.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Sharpening pruning shears is a straightforward task, and all pruning shears can be sharpened with the same steps: disassembly, cleaning, sharpening the cutting edge (usually with a file), and reassembly.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
Check out pic above as the corporation recreates the Triceratops, Pachyrhinosaurus and Young Albertosaurus using cutting edge techniques.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting-edge
Adjective
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The latest data from the NAEP tests, released in January, showed U.S. fourth and eighth graders in 2024 performing below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math. NAEP classifies students at one of three skill levels: advanced, proficient, or the lowest, basic.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tesla's Autopilot update is on par with BYD's mid-tier version of its God's Eye system, which uses advanced computing and lidars to generate 3D images of a car's surroundings to assist navigation around obstacles.—
Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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After gaining momentum during the 2012 teachers strike and emerging as the progressive vanguard of the city, the labor organization primed Johnson to eventually win the mayor’s seat after decades of being shut out of City Hall’s fifth floor.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Lalonde was key in developing a unique strategy that aimed at bringing the group’s vanguard brands B&B Italia, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena under one roof in new spaces worldwide.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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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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Beyond genres, tech and innovation are also at the forefront of format development.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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Setting up your trusts in states that are leaders in modifying trust laws in progressive ways to address tax law and other changes from the inception of the trust can prove advantageous for the reasons illustrated in the preceding paragraph.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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And there’s something deceptively progressive in those stories.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Formed in 1966 in Canterbury, Kent, Soft Machine made a name for themselves on the London underground circuit playing a jazzy take on psychedelic prog-rock that eventually earned them slots opening for Pink Floyd and, in the U.S., Jimi Hendrix.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2025
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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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These mines are the leading edge of what government and industry leaders in Texas hope will be a nuclear renaissance, as America’s latent nuclear sector begins to stir again.—
Dylan Baddour,
WIRED,
7 Dec. 2024
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After chipmakers broke through that level, a new set of prognosticators saw 2020 as the limit, when the leading edge was 5 nm.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2024
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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
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Two of this year’s contenders hope to chart an unconventional path.—
Kyle Buchanan,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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While some praised his unconventional love life, many were far from impressed.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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