state-of-the-art

adjective

Definition of state-of-the-artnext
1
as in advanced
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques a medical center that prides itself on being a leader in state-of-the-art microsurgery

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2
as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles he spent a boatload of money on a state-of-the-art home theater

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for state-of-the-art
  1. advanced
  2. modern
  3. progressive
  4. new
  5. contemporary
  6. unconventional
  7. original
Adjective
  • But of course these applications will be better and smarter and likely replaced by more advanced offerings.
    Gene Marks, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • De Paul then released Julian Alvarez down the left with Kounde too advanced and Pau Cubarsi struggling to keep up.
    Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of advanced
Adjective
  • All of these things suggest some alignment with the current FTC’s priorities, particularly in recognizing the role that tech companies play in the modern economy and the importance of vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust laws.
    Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • These leaders exemplify how combining co-elevation behaviors with modern collaborative tools and processes can deliver breakthrough performance.
    Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of modern
Adjective
  • Different regions and demographic groups in this country support a wide range of ideals—both progressive and conservative.
    Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In February, the broadcast veteran shared she had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a rare nervous system syndrome, and dementia.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of progressive
Adjective
  • Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said.
    Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • As another new year approaches, businesses in every industry are reevaluating their priorities to adapt to evolving market demands and consumer expectations.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of new
Adjective
  • Agatha All Along landed three nods, for excellence in contemporary television and sci-fi/fantasy television and costume illustration.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Whitehead has said that Elwood and Turner represent the two parts of him, the idealist (Elwood) and the cynic (Turner), whose intertwined perspectives inform his own view of race as a Black man making sense of contemporary America.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of contemporary
Adjective
  • This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.
    Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
  • An environmental lawyer with no medical or public health training, Kennedy is an unconventional pick to lead the vast agency, which comprises the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of unconventional
Adjective
  • Top Stories: Only five people know the original Modjeska recipe, and anyone who makes the candy at Muth's Candies in Louisville must learn it by heart.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The film shot nearly three years ago and has faced several pounces around the release calendar since staking out an original January 2023 date.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of original
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