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at the cutting edge

ADJECTIVE
foremost
Synonyms
WEAK
A number one A-1 arch at the leading edge champion chief front head headmost heavy heavy stuff heavyweight highest hot stuff hotdog hotshot inaugural initial leading most important number one original paramount preeminent premier primary prime primo principal supreme
Antonyms
WEAK
inferior last least lowest secondary unimportant

Example Sentences

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They see themselves at the cutting edge of a trend that is about to sweep the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence is transforming Hollywood at a pace that has sent shockwaves through creative industries, but human creativity will always prevail, a leading executive at the cutting edge of that change told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

"We are at the cutting edge of technology and analysis methods with this system," said Beard.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

This means putting China at the cutting edge of chip-making, computing and AI - not reliant on Western technology and immune to embargoes.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

By 1991, Unix had become the most widely used multiuser general-purpose operating system in the world - and since 1996 the variiant called Linux has been at the cutting edge of the open source movement.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.