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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
So who beyond lineup mainstays Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro could be asked to step forward?
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Of course, these winter mainstays often call for a Dutch oven to create an ideal simmer or sear.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
But Horn also watched last offseason as defensive mainstays Brian Burns, Frankie Luvu and Donte Jackson all left.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Some are mainstays, others are specials for the day.
—Lisa Lopez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The mainstays are starters Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones, but the Bills carry four additional players at the position on their 53-man roster in rookie DeWayne Carter, Austin Johnson, Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Amen Thompson and Tari Eason have cemented themselves as rotation mainstays off the bench this season.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Of course, these winter mainstays often call for a Dutch oven to create an ideal simmer or sear.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
But Horn also watched last offseason as defensive mainstays Brian Burns, Frankie Luvu and Donte Jackson all left.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Some are mainstays, others are specials for the day.
—Lisa Lopez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The mainstays are starters Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones, but the Bills carry four additional players at the position on their 53-man roster in rookie DeWayne Carter, Austin Johnson, Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Amen Thompson and Tari Eason have cemented themselves as rotation mainstays off the bench this season.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Mainstays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstays. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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