the mainstream
noun
: the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people
His ideas are well outside the mainstream of political opinion.
the religious mainstream
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In a more traditional sense, knobs are gravitating towards ovals and circles (both rounded and flat) while pulls and handles with rounded edges are creeping into the mainstream options.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
While some appreciate the crossover appeal and the mainstream attention Scott brings, others have expressed concern that celebrity appearances can overshadow the in-ring performers and, in Rhodes' instance, negatively impact the product.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
However, my study, which looked at hundreds of articles in the mainstream news media across the 1960s, shows that many of the same newspapers that rigorously covered the civil rights struggle in the South often failed to do so around similar struggles in the North and West.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
And shame on you and shame on the mainstream media for trying to cover for these individuals....
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
While some appreciate the crossover appeal and the mainstream attention Scott brings, others have expressed concern that celebrity appearances can overshadow the in-ring performers and, in Rhodes' instance, negatively impact the product.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
However, my study, which looked at hundreds of articles in the mainstream news media across the 1960s, shows that many of the same newspapers that rigorously covered the civil rights struggle in the South often failed to do so around similar struggles in the North and West.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
And shame on you and shame on the mainstream media for trying to cover for these individuals....
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the mainstream
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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