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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-edgeadjective

    representing the forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.

ChatGPT

  1. cutting-edge

    Cutting-edge refers to the most advanced or innovative position in an area or field. It signifies the latest technology, ideas, or techniques, often pushing boundaries or developing new trends. It's at the forefront, leading the way, most up-to-date or advanced compared to others in the same 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. President Obama:

    This self-reflection, this willingness to examine ourselves, to make corrections, to do better, that's part of what makes us Americans. It's part of what sets us apart from other nations, the United States is the most professional, most capable, most cutting-edge intelligence community in the world.

  2. 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.

  3. Ric Spooner:

    The deadline is likely to be extended so that makes it a little less at the cutting edge of thinking right now, but we have rallied a fair way so the market is a bit vulnerable to increases in supply.

  4. 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.

  5. James Zimmerman:

    One unfortunate consequence of over-broad anti-terrorism policies is to potentially isolate China technologically from the rest of the world, and the end result of that may be to limit the country's access to cutting-edge technology and innovation.


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