main·stream
ˈmān-ˌstrēm 
: a prevailing current or direction of activity or influence
mainstream
adjective
main·stream
: having, reflecting, or being compatible with the prevailing attitudes and values of a society or group
mainstream media
movies that appeal to a mainstream audience
mainstream success
main·stream
ˈmān-ˈstrēm
mainstreamed; mainstreaming; mainstreams
1
: to place (a student, such as a disabled child) in regular school classes
2
: to incorporate in the mainstream
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Verb
The poor should be mainstreamed into the private health-insurance system.
Ideas that were once controversial have now become mainstreamed.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Starting with the new year, the sports betting market in Brazil will be regulated, opening up another large market for mainstream sportsbooks to enter the country.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
On top of the Barstool Sports deal, a cloud computing contract with the Miami Dolphins, signed in August, may be a sign of more mainstream buy-in.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
While Oppo has opted to go mainstream on the outside, the Find X8 Pro is 0.7mm slimmer and 6g lighter while packing a bigger battery.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Not a word of condemnation has been uttered by the Western mainstream media, none whatsoever.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Starting with the new year, the sports betting market in Brazil will be regulated, opening up another large market for mainstream sportsbooks to enter the country.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Weekend warriors turned Music Row favorites, the tandem's emergence from Pittsburgh's suburbs to growing mainstream country acclaim is a story that, in being told in the spotlight, doesn't precisely frame their rise correctly.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
On top of the Barstool Sports deal, a cloud computing contract with the Miami Dolphins, signed in August, may be a sign of more mainstream buy-in.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Is the Martell style still mainstream, or is the market moving differently?
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
While Oppo has opted to go mainstream on the outside, the Find X8 Pro is 0.7mm slimmer and 6g lighter while packing a bigger battery.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainstream. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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mainstream
adjective
main·stream
ˌmān-ˌstrēm
: relating to or being tobacco smoke that is drawn (as from a cigarette) directly into the mouth of the smoker and is usually inhaled into the lungs compare sidestream
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