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
Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
According to its website, the dealership invests in cutting-edge technology to make the car-buying process more efficient.
—Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This was cutting edge science at the time.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
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Open Thursday through Sunday, guests can experience the world's first video-mapping wine-tasting experience meant to enhance each sip of wine with cutting-edge visuals.
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To deliver the best care to patients, hospitals must go beyond traditional means of delivery to be on the cutting edge of innovation and development.
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The line of processors can support up to 128 gigabytes of advanced, low-power DRAM memory, LPDDR5x RAM.—
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The drones, which typically fly at 200 feet, are equipped with advanced camera systems.—
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The home of world-leading firms such as Samsung, Hyundai, and LG spent decades at technology’s vanguard, but fortunes have wilted in recent years because of a stifling regulatory environment, demographic pressures, and fierce competition from China.—
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He’s so far collaborated with acts like Ecco2k and Xaviersobased, themselves vanguards of the underground-rap scene.—
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Some things stayed exactly the same, most notably at the forefront of the rankings, with the usual names staying put.—
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But, yes, health has definitely been at the forefront of the Hornets’ preparations since the season concluded.—
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In the image, Kimmel has his arm around Lear, a pioneer of socially conscious sitcoms and progressive activism.—
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His Republican predecessors, Schmitt and, before him, Josh Hawley, also used the position to advance conservative causes, wage fights against progressive ones and raise their national profiles.—
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Burnham Yard also is near an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site for radium contamination, but the Terracon report did not find any indication that there is a substantial amount of radioactive material underground.—
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But now European and American scientists are exploring whether the first human Martians could find refuge via dormant volcanos scattered across the Red Planet, inside lava tubes that criss-cross the Mars underground.—
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Clawed fingers interrupted the leading edge of its wing, and compared with birds of today, its feathers appear to have been less flexible and thus less adept at forming a coherent airfoil.—
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These short stories about scientists working at the leading edge of climate microbiology reveal the vital role microbes play in our biosphere and climate system, and illuminate new possibilities for collaborating with these incredible natural chemists.—
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As per the team, the pioneering solution marks a massive step forward in making the first hydride ion prototype battery, moving the technology from a theoretical concept to experimental proof of its feasibility.—
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The mountain community, which was little more than a one-lift ski hill known as Timp Haven, became synonymous with independent film and a pioneering model of sustainable tourism under Redford’s stewardship.—
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In the image, Kimmel has his arm around Lear, a pioneer of socially conscious sitcoms and progressive activism.—
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Home textiles and wall coverings company Schumacher, however, was one of the first pioneers.—
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“Cutting-edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting-edge. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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