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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
And that was with the financial muscle of the teachers union, which has for more than a decade positioned itself as the progressive vanguard in the city.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainian 33rd Mechanized Brigade, equipped with up-armored Leopard 2A4 tanks, blasted the Russian vanguard.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Foundation is a vanguard think tank that aims to secure peace across the super-terrestrial sphere by uniting with scholars, statesmen and spacecraft operators across the continents to reach that goal.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The early indie vanguard inherited the rock mags’ disinterest in R&B. Some of the snark for big fish was laser-guided, and some of it looked like people who needed to get out more.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainian 33rd Mechanized Brigade, equipped with up-armored Leopard 2A4 tanks, blasted the Russian vanguard.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Foundation is a vanguard think tank that aims to secure peace across the super-terrestrial sphere by uniting with scholars, statesmen and spacecraft operators across the continents to reach that goal.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The early indie vanguard inherited the rock mags’ disinterest in R&B. Some of the snark for big fish was laser-guided, and some of it looked like people who needed to get out more.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanguard
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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, 8 Dec. 2024
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Test yourself on holiday tunes, festive flora and plane pioneers in this week's American Culture Quiz.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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His efforts have created billions of dollars of economic impact and placed him at the forefront of some of the most groundbreaking projects in TV/Film production history.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Demand has been at the forefront of OPEC+ considerations, with the OPEC’s November Monthly Oil Market Report seeing 1.54 million barrels-per-day of year-on-year growth in 2025.Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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During the call, my dad reminisced about his childhood on an Air Force base in New Mexico, where everyone would gather overnight in a vast underground bunker during fallout drills.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Even before the country’s founding in 1948, the Zionist underground movement assassinated British military officers and police, seeing them as obstacles to creating a Jewish state.Dan De Luce, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Within its many clinics, Vera Clinic has become one of the best hair transplants in Turkey for its avant-garde techniques, innovative patient care, and award-winning expertise.William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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It was born out of the desire to blend timeless tailoring with avant-garde design.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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