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Meanings of cutting edge in English

Portuguese
primeiro plano

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

primeiro plano
Catalan
tall
Spanish
tajo

The sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife.

tall
Synonyms
Examples for "vanguard"
Examples for "vanguard"
1
Kramer is in the vanguard of a new type of mass litigation.
Reuters
2
These be the ships appointed for the first rank of the vanguard:
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 / Publications of the Navy Reco...
3
The vanguard was overthrown; its men made serfs and its women mothers.
The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man
4
But then, Sweden has been in the vanguard for quite some time.
Wired
5
It was here, he said, that the Taliban played a vanguard role.
The forever war
1
Healthcare providers must bring parents to the forefront of the treatment process.
Pubmed
2
The judiciary is thus at the forefront of retaining a healthy democracy.
The South African
3
At the forefront of those risks was the potential for humanitarian crisis.
The Guardian
4
At this time China undoubtedly stood in the very forefront of civilization.
The Problem of China
5
At the forefront rode a young general; on either side a tribune.
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...

A sharpened edge on a tool, and certain other objects, such as blades on ice skates.

Usage of cutting edge in English
1
It also sounds cutting edge, but the technology isn't quite ready yet.
News.com.au
2
However, Ireland failed to provide a cutting edge deep inside Scottish territory.
The Irish Times
3
We're talking cutting edge here in terms of music and media technologies.
The Irish Times
4
You'll be on the cutting edge of his empire,' she said sweetly.
The Naked God
5
You may be on the cutting edge of South Carolina jaguar studies.
Burning bright
6
They're excited to be on the cutting edge of this new thing.
The Guardian
7
At their best, podcasts are cutting edge, independent, creative and wildly hilarious.
Ebony
8
We see ourselves as the cutting edge of the newer, leaner Ireland.
The Irish Times
9
Ana Ivanovic Time was, the dress over leggings look was cutting edge.
The Guardian
10
This is entertainment, cutting edge and thrilling in its way, but entertainment.
The Guardian
11
Magnets, all done with magnets, the cutting edge of the artificer's trade.
Empire in black and gold
12
Or, to be really cutting edge, inset the screen into the wall.
The Guardian
13
The show is a celebration of emerging and cutting edge environmental art.
The South African
14
If this all sounds like cutting edge technology, that's because it is.
News.com.au
15
Had the hosts had a cutting edge, they would have won comfortably.
The Guardian
16
Don't they care about staying on the cutting edge of club cool?
The Guardian
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Translations for cutting edge
Portuguese
primeiro plano
Catalan
tall
Spanish
tajofilo
Cutting edge through the time
Cutting edge across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common