Technology

cutting-edge

highly advanced and innovative

If something is cutting-edge, it uses the newest and most advanced ideas or technology.

C1 common speech & writing

expression

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What kind of phone are you looking for?

Something cutting-edge with a really good camera.

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The hospital has invested in cutting-edge equipment for cancer treatment.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: This is a cutting-edge of medical technology.

Say: This is the cutting edge of medical technology.

Use cutting-edge as an adjective before a noun, or the cutting edge as a noun phrase.

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How it fits in a sentence.

cutting-edge technology; a cutting-edge device

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The hospital has invested in cutting-edge equipment for cancer treatment.

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cutting-edge

highly advanced and innovative

“The hospital has invested in cutting-edge equipment for cancer treatment.”

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