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Starting the game with Housewives mainstays Lisa Rinna and Candiace Dillard Bassett as his fellow Traitors — Donna Kelce was later revealed to be a secret Traitor, who was also voted out — Rausch flew under the radar in a way his fellow Traitors didn’t.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Paris Fashion Week is in full swing, and runway mainstay Kate Moss has already starred in several front rows.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
To assess the risk of a union effort on its campus, Duke hired prominent law firm Proskauer, a mainstay in pro sports labor battles, to assess its vulnerability to those efforts.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Rosenberg is a mainstay of the Republican political scene in New York despite his track record of making racist and Islamophobic remarks.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Paris Fashion Week is in full swing, and runway mainstay Kate Moss has already starred in several front rows.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
To assess the risk of a union effort on its campus, Duke hired prominent law firm Proskauer, a mainstay in pro sports labor battles, to assess its vulnerability to those efforts.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Rosenberg is a mainstay of the Republican political scene in New York despite his track record of making racist and Islamophobic remarks.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainstay
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The major resorts anchor raucous, nonstop nightlife—live music, rooftop bars, bowling alleys, arcades, and late-night eats.—
Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
4 Mar. 2026
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Sweeping layoffs followed under the leadership of new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski, which saw several executives, anchors, and producers depart the network.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Daily While Caspara uses a plethora of supplements to help support thicker, healthier hair growth—both personally and with her clients—this one from Hush & Hush is the backbone of her regimen.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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To start the new Mideast war, Donnie acted on his own with no resistance from his sycophants, who have no backbones.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Hang it on the front door for a welcoming touch, lay it flat as a centerpiece with pillar or clustered candles in the center, or incorporate it into a gallery wall among framed photos and prints.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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The first are germanium pillars, which have a high refractive index.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Clerks would not start counting same-day votes until polls closed, leaving a huge number of ballots on standby.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The three Americans and one Canadian assigned to the Artemis II mission remain on standby in Houston.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Mainstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstay. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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