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
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) When Spirits Within came out in 2001, its hyperrealistic animation style felt cutting edge.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
This shape results in durable cutting edges, ideal for long cycles of use followed by resharpening.
—Ben Marwick, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
The Fort Worth campus will house an extension of A&M’s Visual Production Institute, a high tech center that will teach students to use cutting edge filmmaking and graphics technology.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The best places to visit in Switzerland offer a mix of bucolic and bustling, historic and cutting edge.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) When Spirits Within came out in 2001, its hyperrealistic animation style felt cutting edge.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
This shape results in durable cutting edges, ideal for long cycles of use followed by resharpening.
—Ben Marwick, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
The Fort Worth campus will house an extension of A&M’s Visual Production Institute, a high tech center that will teach students to use cutting edge filmmaking and graphics technology.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting-edge
Adjective
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating collisions involving Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in reduced roadway visibility conditions since October.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Selling and facilitating advanced AI and cloud services to a government engaged in systemic ethnic cleansing is not ‘business is usual’.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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How Johnson, who has tried to position himself as part of the progressive vanguard against Trump in urban America, responds to these threats will define much of his next two years in office.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Despite the oracular hubris of the genetic-screening vanguard, the story a parent wants has only one primary source, one reliable narrator.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Immigration policy being at the forefront of politics is nothing new.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Sylvester is at the forefront of using advanced genomic and molecular testing to tailor treatments to each patient’s unique tumor profile.—
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Five years after Floyd’s killing, police backers say public opinion has largely swung back in favor of aggressive law enforcement, pointing to voter decisions last year to pass tough-on-crime legislation and oust progressive prosecutors.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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What To Know In a post on X, formerly Twitter, progressive political action committee VoteVets criticized the Trump administration for the cutbacks, as well as the president's senior advisor and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) frontman Elon Musk.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The thriller follows a streetwise chess prodigy pulled into a brutal underground circuit where every match is a deadly gamble.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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However, remember that this will not remove the fungi underground, just the visible mushrooms.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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From the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk to the introduction of jet travel and commercial spaceflight, the U.S. has been on the leading edge of innovation.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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When Mohammed Shami spilled a caught and bowled attempt off his leading edge with the first legitimate ball of the match, Indian fears of a century of carnage multiplied.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of the pioneers of the English-only movement was Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, a naturalized American who was born in Canada, to Japanese parents, in 1906.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The Oscar-winning artist last trod the boards 10 years ago, portraying DNA pioneer scientist Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51, directed by Michael Grandage.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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Consider a colleague who presented unconventional ideas in meetings or pursued a less traditional career path.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Featured prominently on many critics’ best-of-year lists, the book has captivated readers around the world, sparking a cultural dialogue around female desire, aging and unconventional relationships.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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“Cutting-edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting-edge. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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