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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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
In practice, that means championing AI innovation and making sure the agency is on the cutting edge of AI technology.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
The bill also maintains funding of $1.5 billion for the 2-year-old Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency meant to nurture cutting edge treatments, which the House bill would slash by two-thirds.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 2 Aug. 2024
Now, the Caltech telescope moves to Chile with a new name (the Leighton Chajnantor Telescope), new instruments and the opportunity to reestablish itself on the cutting edge of astronomy.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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The German capital is at the cutting edge of social and artistic experimentation — with a giddy, hedonistic nightlife — but is also a political tinderbox as sky-high inflation and rampant poverty meet a rising movement of far-right nationalists.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
In practice, that means championing AI innovation and making sure the agency is on the cutting edge of AI technology.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
The bill also maintains funding of $1.5 billion for the 2-year-old Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency meant to nurture cutting edge treatments, which the House bill would slash by two-thirds.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 2 Aug. 2024
Now, the Caltech telescope moves to Chile with a new name (the Leighton Chajnantor Telescope), new instruments and the opportunity to reestablish itself on the cutting edge of astronomy.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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