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Definitions for cutting edge
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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. Edward R. Murrow:

    The politician is ... trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.

  2. Ryan Hammond:

    While this past year and a half has presented us all with many unique challenges, the one remaining constant has been the unwavering dedication to our mission by everyone who has embarked on this journey with us, every dollar raised by the Eagles Autism Foundation is invested back into cutting-edge autism research and care at the top medical institutions in North America.

  3. Jaya Murthy:

    There are innovative minds and people all over the world that are coming up with solutions that can be game changers in terms of helping children to stay alive and realise their full potential, We need to be as open-minded as possible to continue to be on the cutting edge of new technological developments so that we can capitalise on them to accelerate the progress for children.

  4. Joseph Lorenzo Hall:

    Voatz has been so reluctant to have anyone inspect their system or even disclose the audits of their product that have been conducted, they are completely opaque, and that is the exact opposite of what a cutting-edge security product used for government elections should be.

  5. President Biden:

    The Senate made the bipartisan decision as a nation to invest in America's manufacturing technology of semiconductors and additional funding for basic research and development in the cutting edge industries of the 21st century.


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