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something or someone to which one looks for support
Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis
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Recent Examples of mainstays
Today, Mexican food—and most especially tortillas—are mainstays of the American diet even as Washington pursues policies to keep actual Mexicans out of the country.
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
This year, the fashion circuit took us beyond our New York, London, Milan, Paris mainstays to exciting new places like Marseilles and Scotland.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
While mainstays like Ford and Mercedes updated their long-running production camper vans, automakers like Kia and Toyota got more creative with forward-looking tiny camper concepts.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Full-service chains like the Cheesecake Factory, TGI Fridays and California Pizza Kitchen also became mall mainstays.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
With a roster of 33 playable heroes at launch, including many Marvel mainstays that have never held a gun before, the new 6v6 team multiplayer game has a variety of faces from the biggest MCU movies to the most niche corners of comics.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Over the past few years, the topics of artificial intelligence and machine learning have become immensely popular, establishing themselves as mainstays of discussion in most households and workplaces.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Tapestry’s three brands—Coach, Stuart Weitzman, and Kate Spade—are all mainstays of the ever-evolving world of luxury retail.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
The Hilton, one of the city’s mainstays, is getting a glow-up.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
This year, the fashion circuit took us beyond our New York, London, Milan, Paris mainstays to exciting new places like Marseilles and Scotland.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
While mainstays like Ford and Mercedes updated their long-running production camper vans, automakers like Kia and Toyota got more creative with forward-looking tiny camper concepts.
—New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Full-service chains like the Cheesecake Factory, TGI Fridays and California Pizza Kitchen also became mall mainstays.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
With a roster of 33 playable heroes at launch, including many Marvel mainstays that have never held a gun before, the new 6v6 team multiplayer game has a variety of faces from the biggest MCU movies to the most niche corners of comics.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Over the past few years, the topics of artificial intelligence and machine learning have become immensely popular, establishing themselves as mainstays of discussion in most households and workplaces.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Tapestry’s three brands—Coach, Stuart Weitzman, and Kate Spade—are all mainstays of the ever-evolving world of luxury retail.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
The Hilton, one of the city’s mainstays, is getting a glow-up.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Mainstays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstays. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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