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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The documentary highlights the history and struggles of Black cowboys and their erasure from the mainstream narrative.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Its success came primarily at the expense of the mainstream parties—a sign of how voter behavior was shifting and a harbinger of the coming landslide in the Reichstag elections of September 14, 1930.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Yet in the month since her finish, Grabow has fielded interview requests from international media outlets and sparked headlines that have crossed over from triathlon’s niche audience into the mainstream.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Rock was fading from the mainstream, R&B was getting weird, rap was entering its middle age, and EDM was suddenly at the center of everything.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Its success came primarily at the expense of the mainstream parties—a sign of how voter behavior was shifting and a harbinger of the coming landslide in the Reichstag elections of September 14, 1930.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Yet in the month since her finish, Grabow has fielded interview requests from international media outlets and sparked headlines that have crossed over from triathlon’s niche audience into the mainstream.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Rock was fading from the mainstream, R&B was getting weird, rap was entering its middle age, and EDM was suddenly at the center of everything.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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