vanguard
noun
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Vanguard comes from Anglo-French avantgarde, from avant, meaning "before," and garde, "guard." In medieval times, avantgarde referred to the troops that marched at the head of the army. In time, vanguard marched its way as a word for the group of people who are the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.
Examples of vanguard in a Sentence
Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
But the folks shepherding Command & Conquer, a vanguard series in the bygone genre of real-time strategy (RTS) games, are seemingly fueled by a different kind of Tiberium.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Some vanguard companies are looking at changing the way that LLMs are set up, in order to pursue greater gains.
—John Werner, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In terms of fashion, there have always been vanguards of novelty, of interesting ideas, of inspiration.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanguard. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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vanguard
noun
Middle English vauntgard "the troops moving at the head of an army," from early French vantgarde, avantgarde (same meaning), derived from avant- "fore-, in front" and garde "guard"
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