cutting edge
Americannoun
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the sharp edge of a cutting implement.
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forefront; lead.
on the cutting edge of computer technology.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- cutting-edge adjective
Etymology
Origin of cutting edge
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Boston Dynamics has been on the cutting edge of robotics since 1992, and it has unveiled its most ambitious plan yet to monetize those decades of research.
From Barron's
His cohort of students, he said, wants to work at the cutting edge, doing design, "or at least verification testing, things like that".
From BBC
"The amount of unforced errors is the biggest negative. We made too many mistakes. When we were up there we lacked the cutting edge on the day."
From Barron's
To find out I've been invited to watch brain surgery at the cutting edge of dementia research.
From BBC
He said the cutting edge science it would support could ultimately lead to quantum computing being used in areas such as "life science, materials, chemistry, and fundamental physics".
From BBC
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