as in anchors
something or someone to which one looks for support
Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis
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Recent Examples of mainstays
Over the summer, some media outlets reported that Stern was on the verge of exiting his show, one of the mainstays of SiriusXM.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The pianists Orion Weiss, Danny Driver, Michael Stephen Brown, and Piers Lane, all Bard mainstays, provided expert support.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New special teams coordinator Brant Boyer has generated greater intensity among his units, which will feature new mainstays such as Luke Gifford, Siran Neal, Chase Lucas, and return specialist Skyy Moore.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
White — one of the few returning mainstays along with fellow starter Jaylen Brown and top reserves Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser — knows the expectations for this new-look group have changed.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Franchise mainstays Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are back as a pair of historic paranormal investigators facing ever-mounting demonic evil.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
While some mainstays left, most notably All-American safety Dillon Thieneman, Odom added an FBS-high 51 transfers and has 82 new players.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The two, who have been the mainstays in the group since 1986, credited their long history to their ability to express their tension in unexpected ways.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Others are testing new ways of showing old sports-TV mainstays.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The pianists Orion Weiss, Danny Driver, Michael Stephen Brown, and Piers Lane, all Bard mainstays, provided expert support.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New special teams coordinator Brant Boyer has generated greater intensity among his units, which will feature new mainstays such as Luke Gifford, Siran Neal, Chase Lucas, and return specialist Skyy Moore.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
White — one of the few returning mainstays along with fellow starter Jaylen Brown and top reserves Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser — knows the expectations for this new-look group have changed.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Franchise mainstays Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are back as a pair of historic paranormal investigators facing ever-mounting demonic evil.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
While some mainstays left, most notably All-American safety Dillon Thieneman, Odom added an FBS-high 51 transfers and has 82 new players.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The two, who have been the mainstays in the group since 1986, credited their long history to their ability to express their tension in unexpected ways.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Others are testing new ways of showing old sports-TV mainstays.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainstays
Noun
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To counter this anxiety, leaders must become anchors of clarity and support, build trust, and guide their teams through transformational times.—
Kotter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ornamental grasses and flowering kale work well as instant anchors in a fall container garden.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Platform product management is rarely treated as a strategic, first-class discipline, resulting in fragmented backbones that fail to support enterprise-wide innovation.—
Gaurav Dixit,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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By trading in metal backbones for a soft familiar-feeling vest, the wearable robot offers a more cost-effective and approachable solution for the millions of individuals worldwide who could possibly benefit from moderate limb support.—
Mack DeGeurin Aug 21,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The oversized blazer Boxy suit jackets have become fashion-industry standbys.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Where The Nun suffered from a complete and utter lack of tension, director Michael Chaves uses some classic horror standbys to build suspense.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just ask Cakmak, who is doing just that in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has identified the sector as one of its key growth pillars of the future.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The strategy focuses on five pillars, including climate action, and a long-term goal to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals, preventing wastewater and air pollution, and enabling the recovery of water and chemistry across the supply chain.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mainstays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstays. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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