Van
Van noun - The innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts.
Usage example: an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism
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Vanguard
Vanguard noun - The innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts.
Usage example: a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting
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Vanguard and Van. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/van/vanguard
Van & Vanguard. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/van/vanguard>.
Vanguard or Van. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/van/vanguard.
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