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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But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Uri Berliner, then a senior business editor at the network, wrote it for The Free Press, a news outlet that argues the mainstream news media has become biased.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s Love Is Blind became a total phenomenon that rivaled The Bachelor at its prime, and Peacock’s Love Island burst onto the mainstream this summer to become a sensation that completely took over the internet, if not the world.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Its raw energy captured the spirit of the era and played a pivotal role in bringing grunge music to the mainstream.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Uri Berliner, then a senior business editor at the network, wrote it for The Free Press, a news outlet that argues the mainstream news media has become biased.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s Love Is Blind became a total phenomenon that rivaled The Bachelor at its prime, and Peacock’s Love Island burst onto the mainstream this summer to become a sensation that completely took over the internet, if not the world.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Its raw energy captured the spirit of the era and played a pivotal role in bringing grunge music to the mainstream.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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