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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Meanwhile, video-generating software like OpenAI’s Sora showcase the inevitability that AI content will funnel into the mainstream.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Once Were Warriors won numerous awards including the New Zealand Film Award for Best Director and catapulted Tamahori into the mainstream.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The business calculus Seed phrases remain the mainstream backbone of self-custody.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Even the mainstream studio movie One Battle After Another hinges on the intimate drama of caretaking, the story unspooling after a woman abandons her infant.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Once Were Warriors won numerous awards including the New Zealand Film Award for Best Director and catapulted Tamahori into the mainstream.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The business calculus Seed phrases remain the mainstream backbone of self-custody.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Even the mainstream studio movie One Battle After Another hinges on the intimate drama of caretaking, the story unspooling after a woman abandons her infant.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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