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as in pioneer
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting
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as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement
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Recent Examples of vanguard
There are no searing indictments of political injustice this time from the erstwhile leftist-rock vanguard of the aughts.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
One of those vanguards is Rudy Fraser, a 30-year-old New York technologist with a background in enterprise IT and community organizing.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
But big insurance companies today are typically far removed from the technological vanguard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
Abe’s focused approach to pleats and her hybridized design techniques have continued to evolve, maintaining Sacai’s position at the forefront of Japan’s fashion vanguard.
—Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
One of those vanguards is Rudy Fraser, a 30-year-old New York technologist with a background in enterprise IT and community organizing.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
But big insurance companies today are typically far removed from the technological vanguard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
Abe’s focused approach to pleats and her hybridized design techniques have continued to evolve, maintaining Sacai’s position at the forefront of Japan’s fashion vanguard.
—Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for vanguard
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Meanwhile, those who embrace this change solidify their reputation as tomorrow’s pioneers.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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The appointment, announced on the Catholic feast of the Epiphany, positions McElroy at the forefront of the U.S. Catholic Church as Donald Trump begins his second term as president.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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As the country’s infrastructure ages and more emphasis is placed on rebuilding urban areas, skilled tradespeople will be at the forefront of this work.Ike Muzikowski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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And as surface temperatures rise, their cool underground burrows may become important refuges.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Here's your complete guide to the 2024 underground experience This 1840s home looks like a white Christmas wonderland.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
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Taxonomic charts on the walls borrow the aesthetic of science but are populated with terms from the history of art and absurd twists: a bird is labeled with the names of 20th-century avant-garde movements, a shark is juxtaposed with a rolling pin and a cola bottle.Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lovers of Pop art lovers and amusement parks have the best of both worlds with The Shed’s reincarnation of the avant-garde carnival that opened in Hamburg, Germany in 1987.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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