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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Where The Smashing Pumpkins emerged in an era when alternative rock briefly became the mainstream – with Corgan appearing on magazine covers alongside other alternative figureheads – today’s landscape is infinitely more splintered.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
This always ends up having such a parallel to the conversation about passing [as cisgender] and about becoming consumable to the mainstream.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Harold Cohen, for instance, began programming robots to draw and create images in the 1970s, long before AI entered the mainstream lexicon.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
After all, his own supporters don’t trust the mainstream media.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
This always ends up having such a parallel to the conversation about passing [as cisgender] and about becoming consumable to the mainstream.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Harold Cohen, for instance, began programming robots to draw and create images in the 1970s, long before AI entered the mainstream lexicon.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
After all, his own supporters don’t trust the mainstream media.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 1 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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