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 fundamentalist group split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Glosserman even pointed to a familiar GEICO insurance commercial — featuring a masked killer who, much like Leslie Vernon, wears no shoes and overalls — as an example of how their cult film’s visual language has seeped into the mainstream.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
As an offshoot of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, one of the FLDS strongest mandates is the strict separation of roles of men and women in the home.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Glosserman even pointed to a familiar GEICO insurance commercial — featuring a masked killer who, much like Leslie Vernon, wears no shoes and overalls — as an example of how their cult film’s visual language has seeped into the mainstream.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
As an offshoot of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, one of the FLDS strongest mandates is the strict separation of roles of men and women in the home.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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