as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in modern
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of leading edge
Bj Vander Linden, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Most significantly, after the Space Shuttle launched, there were questions about the safety of the vehicle's return home due to foam striking the leading edge of the spacecraft's wing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
While these sizeable organizations are on the leading edge of technology, Oracle is trying to educate and bring a new generation of companies and developers into its community as well.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Though the Port of L.A. and its Long Beach sister facility are on the leading edge, other seaports around the country also have been moving to electrify their operations.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for leading edge 
Noun
Staying on the leading edge of your industry is a noble pursuit and one that can be necessary to hold onto market share.
—Bj Vander Linden, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Most significantly, after the Space Shuttle launched, there were questions about the safety of the vehicle's return home due to foam striking the leading edge of the spacecraft's wing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
While these sizeable organizations are on the leading edge of technology, Oracle is trying to educate and bring a new generation of companies and developers into its community as well.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Though the Port of L.A. and its Long Beach sister facility are on the leading edge, other seaports around the country also have been moving to electrify their operations.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for leading edge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
Noun
-
This is why, even while Google remains at the forefront of navigation apps, the company continues pushing AI integration.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
-
The crypto trade Crypto has been at the forefront of this election, with Trump signaling his support for the industry in his campaign.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
-
What was once a niche for ultra-cheap laptops for students has expanded radically as Chrome OS becomes more powerful and versatile, and modern Chromebooks are faster and more capable than ever before while still being hundreds of dollars cheaper than the competition.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
-
The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
-
The tradition is centuries old and unique to the U.K., with some towns creating huge elaborate effigies of Guy Fawkes to be burned — sometimes instead building models of contemporary figures, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
-
This contemporary dispossession of Indigenous people fits into the long and violent history in which legal and extralegal measures are taken by those in power to forcibly remove Indigenous inhabitants from their land.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
Russia has taken control of that title in recent years, and there aren’t as many high-end Finnish options for international events as there used to be.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
-
Lowering corporate income taxes has never actually trickled down to wage earners, or even investment in new factories, as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted in a recent study.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
In October, Trump’s team asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate after a senior Labour figure posted a rallying cry for current and former staffers to travel to battleground states and campaign for Harris.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
-
And the choices Michigan makes for the state Supreme Court will determine whether Democratic nominees will maintain their current 4-3 majority on that influential body.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
The triumphs and troubles of the new era all seem to stem from the fact that after years of clawing away at a new path, Shinoda feels like he’s found his counterpart again.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
-
American innovation today, such as the Pentagon’s Replicator program to rapidly field new high-tech weapons, is equally impressive—and equally insufficient.Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
-
Murdoch noted that Tubi’s appeal for advertisers lies not just in its advanced targeting capabilities – compared to traditional TV — but also in its reach to hard-to-access audiences.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
-
Pramanik is also the Chief Investigator on a project developing an advanced grease interceptor that restaurants can use to remove small FOG particles more effectively.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near leading edge
Cite this Entry
“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edge. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share