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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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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Van and Vanguard. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/vanguard/van
Vanguard & Van. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/vanguard/van>.
Van or Vanguard. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/vanguard/van.
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