The Vocalibrate dictionary
vanguard
/ˈvænˌɡɑːrd/noun
the leading position in a movement or new development
The small startup is in the vanguard of battery research.
- Near in meaning
- forefrontfront linecutting edgeavant-garde
- In the family
- vanguards
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