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revolutionary(adjective, informal, new, tolerant)
9
vanguard(adjective, new, modern, leader)
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radical(adjective, person, moderate, unusual)
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contemporary(adjective, unusual, new, fresh)
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leading(adjective, sophisticated, higher, pioneering)
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van
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antecedent(prelude, precursor)
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forefront(advanced, front, innovation, up-to-the-minute)
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forerunner
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harbinger
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leader
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new wave(expression, adjective, new, modern)
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pioneer(adjective, leader, first, early)
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preceding(adjective, preceding, prelude)
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precedent
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predecessor
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scout(front, precursor)
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trailblazer(leader, radical, leftist, precursor)
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ancestor
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forebear
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