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as in pioneer
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting
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as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement
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Recent Examples of vanguard
More specifically, its vanguard advertising around athletes themselves.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Her immersion into cross-cultural divinity takes root on LUX in vanguard beats, searching timbres, and a colossal, sometimes operatic voice, attuned to pop iconoclasts like Bjork (featured on LUX) and Kate Bush.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
India’s new corporate vanguard Increasingly, many of these centers are leading efforts on product engineering, AI model development, and automation strategy — co-owning innovation and intellectual property in the process.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The oysterman has been catapulted onto the national stage as part of a vanguard of progressive, young candidates who have gained widespread support by appealing to working class voters.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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His father, Carl Reiner, was a legendary pioneer in television who created the iconic 1960s comedy, The Dick Van Dyke Show.—
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Chua is often credited as one of the pioneers of modern mixology in Singapore.—
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By combining Tailan’s battery expertise with Changan’s automotive manufacturing capabilities, the partnership positions both sides at the forefront of the evolving energy storage markets.—
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These sports events temporarily reshape their surroundings as hotels swell, public spaces pulse with energy, and local traditions move to the forefront.—
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The same streets, the same underground.—
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The seductive tale set in the nightclub underground of Weimar-era Berlin swept the Tony Awards the following year, earning Grey a trophy.—
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Kraus had pioneered her own Semiotext(e) series, Native Agents, publishing experimental autobiographical fiction by women in her downtown orbit, but her career as an avant-garde filmmaker was going nowhere.—
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The shoe, by Maison Margiela, is one of the French avant-garde label’s most recognizable styles.—
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanguard. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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