Vanguard
noun
The position of most importance, progress, or activity.
She was in the vanguard of the fight for women's rights.
Often appears as...
- in the vanguard
- vanguard of progress
noun
A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.
The experimental vaccine is the vanguard of COVID-19 prevention.
Often appears as...
- vanguard of technology
- vanguard of innovation
noun
The foremost part of an advancing army or naval force.
The vanguards were sent out to investigate the enemy's position.
Often appears as...
- vanguard of the army
- vanguard of the fleet
Usage tips
Historical, Military
noun
The position of most importance, progress, or activity.
She was in the vanguard of the fight for women's rights.
Often appears as...
- in the vanguard
- vanguard of progress
noun
A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.
The experimental vaccine is the vanguard of COVID-19 prevention.
Often appears as...
- vanguard of technology
- vanguard of innovation
noun
The foremost part of an advancing army or naval force.
The vanguards were sent out to investigate the enemy's position.
Often appears as...
- vanguard of the army
- vanguard of the fleet
Usage tips
Historical, Military
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Used to describe leaders of a movement, not a physical location.
The author is in the vanguard of modern poetry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Being in the vanguard can imply exposure to criticism or risks.
He is in the vanguard of controversial environmental reforms.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
Doesn't imply good or bad, simply a leading or prominent position.
The tech company remains in the vanguard of the industry.
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Used to describe leaders of a movement, not a physical location.
The author is in the vanguard of modern poetry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Being in the vanguard can imply exposure to criticism or risks.
He is in the vanguard of controversial environmental reforms.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
Doesn't imply good or bad, simply a leading or prominent position.
The tech company remains in the vanguard of the industry.
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Use
Used to describe leaders of a movement, not a physical location.
The author is in the vanguard of modern poetry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
Being in the vanguard can imply exposure to criticism or risks.
He is in the vanguard of controversial environmental reforms.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
Doesn't imply good or bad, simply a leading or prominent position.
The tech company remains in the vanguard of the industry.
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Black Women and the...
true i hope you'll read the introduction to vanguard where for the very first time i try and write about my own grandmother and great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother and their struggles for voting rights um uh for me this is um this was important for me to try and um find the right voice the right tone
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The happy secret to...
a smile spread across her face and she scrambled back up onto the bunk bed with all the grace of a baby unicorn -- with one broken leg. What we stumbled across at this tender age of just five and seven -- we had no idea at the time -- was was going be at the vanguard of a scientific revolution
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The happy secret to...
a baby unicorn with one broken leg what we stumbled across at this tender age which is five and seven we had no idea at the time was something that was going to be at the vanguard of a scientific revolution occurring two decades later in the way that we look at the human brain what we
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3 myths about the future...
at Oxford University, and he was part of the vanguard. And with a professor called Phillip Capper and a legal publisher called Butterworths, they produced the world's first commercially available artificial intelligence system in the law. This was the home screen design.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
The last image we don't have. The entire pile was a green berm of life. These are gateway species, vanguard species that open the door for other biological communities. So I invented burlap sacks, bunker spawn --
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Chris McKnett: The...
So if the returns are the same or better and the planet benefits, wouldn't this be the norm? Are investors, particularly institutional investors, engaged? Well, some are, and a few are really at the vanguard.
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Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
zebras exactly are you speaking about I don't know where the zebras are I mean I imagine their summit they are probably quite a few herds of that I do you mean the the vanguard of the migration
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D-L Stewart: Scenes from...
We push whole movements forward on the strength of our vision. We set trends and create new worlds. We are the vanguard.
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Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
Help me. It's a very profound notion to know that we as women are at the vanguard of this. This is our issue,
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Africa's Great Carbon...
They can, and they should, be the world’s climate vanguard. Thank you.
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Black Women and the...
true i hope you'll read the introduction to vanguard where for the very first time i try and write about my own grandmother and great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother and their struggles for voting rights um uh for me this is um this was important for me to try and um find the right voice the right tone
Video examples
The happy secret to...
a smile spread across her face and she scrambled back up onto the bunk bed with all the grace of a baby unicorn -- with one broken leg. What we stumbled across at this tender age of just five and seven -- we had no idea at the time -- was was going be at the vanguard of a scientific revolution
Video examples
The happy secret to...
a baby unicorn with one broken leg what we stumbled across at this tender age which is five and seven we had no idea at the time was something that was going to be at the vanguard of a scientific revolution occurring two decades later in the way that we look at the human brain what we
Video examples
3 myths about the future...
at Oxford University, and he was part of the vanguard. And with a professor called Phillip Capper and a legal publisher called Butterworths, they produced the world's first commercially available artificial intelligence system in the law. This was the home screen design.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
The last image we don't have. The entire pile was a green berm of life. These are gateway species, vanguard species that open the door for other biological communities. So I invented burlap sacks, bunker spawn --
Video examples
Chris McKnett: The...
So if the returns are the same or better and the planet benefits, wouldn't this be the norm? Are investors, particularly institutional investors, engaged? Well, some are, and a few are really at the vanguard.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
zebras exactly are you speaking about I don't know where the zebras are I mean I imagine their summit they are probably quite a few herds of that I do you mean the the vanguard of the migration
Video examples
D-L Stewart: Scenes from...
We push whole movements forward on the strength of our vision. We set trends and create new worlds. We are the vanguard.
Video examples
Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
Help me. It's a very profound notion to know that we as women are at the vanguard of this. This is our issue,
Video examples
Africa's Great Carbon...
They can, and they should, be the world’s climate vanguard. Thank you.
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Alveda King
American Clergyman
Under President Trump, our nation is going to make great strides toward protecting the unborn. Priests for Life is in the vanguard of the fight for life, and having the president with us, rather than against us, will make all the difference.
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Mike Pompeo
American Politician
To affordably feed the next billion people, we must have higher-yielding crops with even greater nutritional value. America should be at the vanguard of the innovative advances that will make this happen.
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Ernest Mandel
Belgian Author
Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard militants and their participation in the mass organizations of the working class.
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Fred Hampton
American Activist
I went down to the prison in Menard, thinking we were the vanguard, but down there, I got down on my knees and listened and learned from the people.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Terrorists regard themselves as a vanguard. They're trying to mobilize others to their cause. I mean, every specialist on terrorism knows that.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
We should raise fierce flames of innovations in the vanguard sectors, basic industrial sectors, and all other sectors of the national economy.
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Louise Wilson
British Educator
In fashion, you're privileged because you're consistently working with a vanguard of youth.
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Rene Girard
French Historian
Terrorism is the vanguard of a general revenge against the West's wealth.
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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
American Designer
Being at the vanguard of fashion in New York is magical.
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Chuck Schumer
American Politician
The Tea Party is a rear guard, not a vanguard.
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Alveda King
American Clergyman
Under President Trump, our nation is going to make great strides toward protecting the unborn. Priests for Life is in the vanguard of the fight for life, and having the president with us, rather than against us, will make all the difference.
Quote examples
Mike Pompeo
American Politician
To affordably feed the next billion people, we must have higher-yielding crops with even greater nutritional value. America should be at the vanguard of the innovative advances that will make this happen.
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Ernest Mandel
Belgian Author
Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard militants and their participation in the mass organizations of the working class.
Quote examples
Fred Hampton
American Activist
I went down to the prison in Menard, thinking we were the vanguard, but down there, I got down on my knees and listened and learned from the people.
Quote examples
Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Terrorists regard themselves as a vanguard. They're trying to mobilize others to their cause. I mean, every specialist on terrorism knows that.
Quote examples
Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
We should raise fierce flames of innovations in the vanguard sectors, basic industrial sectors, and all other sectors of the national economy.
Quote examples
Louise Wilson
British Educator
In fashion, you're privileged because you're consistently working with a vanguard of youth.
Quote examples
Rene Girard
French Historian
Terrorism is the vanguard of a general revenge against the West's wealth.
Quote examples
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
American Designer
Being at the vanguard of fashion in New York is magical.
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Chuck Schumer
American Politician
The Tea Party is a rear guard, not a vanguard.
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