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avant-garde

[uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-, a-vahn-gard] / əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-, a vɑ̃ˈgard /


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No matter how gnarly the form and finish, there’s always a whiff of the precious and the cute—or, in the case of avant-garde “sculptural” jewelry, the pretentious or vainglorious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Elon Musk’s rocket company has spent $131 million on the avant-garde truck.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The orchestra’s vast ambition reaches into — and often reinvents — music education, pop music, film music, Latino culture, visual arts, theater, architecture, classical music, opera and avant-garde new music.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The more difficult the mountain was to climb, the more avant-garde, the better, they believed.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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