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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vanguard, forefront, cutting edgenoun

    the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

    "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

  2. knife edge, cutting edgeadjective

    the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

  3. up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-itadjective

    in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

    "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"

Wiktionary

  1. cutting edgenoun

    the sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool

  2. cutting edgenoun

    (by extension) the forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field

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  1. cutting edge

    Cutting edge refers to the latest, most advanced or most innovative stage in the development of something, be it technology, ideas, trends or practices. It's often used to describe something that is at the forefront or leading position in a particular field.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cutting edge in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cutting edge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cutting edge in a Sentence

  1. Keith Pogson:

    The big players can afford cutting edge technology, hire the best people to have a real robust go at anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules, but for the small players the question will be: does it make economic sense to put in place the level of compliance and scrutiny requested or is it not worth it?

  2. Lance Dutson:

    If you don't have the guts to push back on your own party when you see people doing something wrong, then you're going to end up owning it. And that's where Republicans are at the moment, we're in a weird place in American politics right now and LePage was definitely on the cutting edge of that.

  3. Chairman Xu Jinghong:

    Frankly, compared with global competitors, we are still three-to-five years behind in technology, especially in cutting-edge 4G and 5G products, but if we don't close the technology gap, we will never win.

  4. Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson:

    There's so many good ideas that are part of the technology and the economy we need for the future so we can stay the cutting edge country that we've always been, i do think that investments in infrastructure have always been seen as an investment in the future and quite good for business, so we need to come together as a country and figure that out.

  5. Marguerite Regan:

    I'm not going to get flipped out by all the horrible things that could happen. I think Chipotle is cutting-edge.


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