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

Examples of the mainstream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Riding on this wave of success, Xiaomi seems to be betting that these huge capacities can make their way out of niche status and into the mainstream. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the women’s liberation movement had propelled itself into the mainstream, ignited by writers such as Betty Friedan. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Populations are aging, people are paying more attention to preventative health and attention to personal longevity is increasingly moving into the mainstream. — Mick Safron, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The irony is that in making an American childhood, Jewish creators were also injecting Jewish sensibility into the mainstream. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the mainstream

• academe
• cherubim
• elohim
• episteme
• seraphim
• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme