as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis
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Recent Examples of mainstay
The book’s publisher, Unnamed Press, has been an LA mainstay since 2014.
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Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
In a turn that once seemed unfathomable, Spanish-language music has become a mainstay in the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts, and in 2024 Latin music in the U.S. reached a record-breaking $1.4 billion in revenue.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
While preppy fashion is a Pitti Uomo mainstay, choices like a shirt-less sweater vest and mixed prints added a youthfulness to outfits.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
He's been a mainstay in the Cubs bullpen and has been extremely reliable when manager Craig Counsell has needed him.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
In a turn that once seemed unfathomable, Spanish-language music has become a mainstay in the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts, and in 2024 Latin music in the U.S. reached a record-breaking $1.4 billion in revenue.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
While preppy fashion is a Pitti Uomo mainstay, choices like a shirt-less sweater vest and mixed prints added a youthfulness to outfits.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
He's been a mainstay in the Cubs bullpen and has been extremely reliable when manager Craig Counsell has needed him.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainstay
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The Defenders: Guardrails And Context Builders Think of these as your knowledge anchors—defensive models optimized for retrieving and validating facts, documents and records.—
Ian Wilding,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In the painful but necessary 2013 closings, no effort was made to replace shuttered schools that had served as neighborhood anchors or to ameliorate the harmful effects of closings.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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The theatrical market, Roth explains, will be the backbone of The Horror Section’s business.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Before smartphones and summer schedules packed tighter than a church potluck, lawn sprinklers, slip n’ slides, biking to the neighborhood pool, and lemonade stands were the backbone of summer.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Hou identifies three core pillars that guide its allocations: income generators, secular growth equities and alpha-generating alternative investments.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Baby boomers—who were critical to Trump's win in 2024, when 51 percent of the age group voted for him—remain a vital pillar of his political base.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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And maybe keep a good, reliable mechanic on standby.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Water rescue crews will also be on standby in Louisville, Greenberg added.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Mainstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstay. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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