cutting edge
nounDefinition of cutting edge
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: a sharp effect or quality
2
: the foremost part or place : vanguard
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Other Words from cutting edge
cutting-edge
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Examples of cutting edge in a Sentence
a company that has always been on the cutting edge of the new electronic media
He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge.
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Having not broken Newcastle down at any point attention switched from lacking concentration at the back to lacking cutting edge going forward. — SI.com, "Tottenham: Fans Must Trust That Mauricio Pochettino Can Fix Fractured System," 26 Aug. 2019 But the crowd reaction was also significantly tamer compared to four years ago, when Pilots had just broken into the mainstream and was cutting edge. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lollapalooza 2019: Lil Wayne and J. Balvin make history on day 3 — and Balvin brings out Wisin y Yandel," 4 Aug. 2019 The Cincinnati Bearcats football recruiting effort under coach Luke Fickell features cutting edge social media branding, hype videos about new jerseys and reminders of the recent 11-win resurgent season. — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, "Analysis: Breaking down Luke Fickell's recruiting success with UC Bearcats football," 26 July 2019 While the idea may seem cutting edge, Hilger said the approach is a throwback to older practices. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "St. John Paul II STEM Academy to separate female and male students to encourage them in certain classes," 23 July 2019 There are highly specialized faculty that are doing cutting edge research, that are aiming at discoveries that could materially change the complexity of our society. — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Q&A: UW Regents President Drew Petersen talks college costs, workforce needs and more," 19 June 2019 The company recently made significant investments in designing a creative workspace featuring cutting edge-tools like high performance PCs and an in-house recording and production studio. — Leigh Farr, azcentral, "Small Company Rankings," 13 June 2019 The police department utilized cutting edge technology to investigate this case, but in the end, it was solved with good old fashion police work. — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, "Troy man charged in string of Royal Oak fires," 7 June 2019 With cutting edge design, large open windows, and a pool house that'll make your jaw hit the floor, the $6.95 million home is turning heads—and has been for years. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "The Stunning Mansion Featured in ‘La La Land’ is Now For Sale," 10 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cutting edge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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