Idiom
cutting edge
Meaning
The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This phone uses cutting edge technology.”
“The research lab is at the cutting edge of cancer treatment.”
“Her groundbreaking work placed the small university at the cutting edge of renewable energy research.”
Examples
simple
“This phone uses cutting edge technology.”
contextual
“The research lab is at the cutting edge of cancer treatment.”
complex
“Her groundbreaking work placed the small university at the cutting edge of renewable energy research.”
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