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

Examples of the mainstream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The addition of touch to the Mac platform will come more than ten years after the mainstream adoption of the technology in Windows laptops. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Still, bits and pieces of the avant-garde dream infiltrated the mainstream. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

And Black music, fashion, and art are part of the mainstream. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2026

His social-media posts, which once acted as a de facto assignment editor for the mainstream media, no longer command the same attention or respect. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for the mainstream

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• abeam
• airstream
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• esteem
• extreme