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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Slavery had become ever more entrenched in America; this transformation had brought the fringe to the mainstream, made the unthinkable thinkable, the impermissible permissible.
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Advertisement But Bad Bunny has always thrived precisely because of his refusal to assimilate or cater to the mainstream.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act helped shatter this consensus and brought abolitionism far closer to the mainstream.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Advertisement But Bad Bunny has always thrived precisely because of his refusal to assimilate or cater to the mainstream.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act helped shatter this consensus and brought abolitionism far closer to the mainstream.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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 21 Feb. 2026.
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