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avant-garde(adjective, new, modern, unconventional)
17
forefront(start, lead, beginning, opening)
15
precursor(lead, watch, guard, spy)
12
van(start, top, lead, head)
12
front(part, start, top, head)
10
lead(adjective, advance, start, top)
9
scout(person, model, watch, leader)
8
cutting edge(expression, idiom, advance, start)
7
head(adjective, advance, start, top)
7
leader(model, director, attendant, pilot)
6
point(advance, start, top, advantage)
5
leading(adjective, lead, forefront, frontal)
4
advance guard(expression, idiom)
4
anterior(top, head, forward, front)
4
guide(watch, leader, spy, director)
4
new wave(expression, new, modern, pioneering)
4
trailblazer
3
harbinger
3
spearhead
2
front rank(expression, idiom, advance, start)
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