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
Chalamet and Stiller were courtside mainstays at Madison Square Garden throughout the postseason.
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Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Next season’s cast with Matt Lucas, Richard Ayoade, Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, and Nina Conti is another lineup of British sitcom stars, panel-show mainstays, and stand-up comedians.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Beneath Countertop Clutter Many kitchen countertops feature mainstays such as coffee makers, knife blocks, and fruit bowls.
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Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
And there had been the waiting game for Aho and Svechnikov — two roster mainstays in an eight-year postseason run — to find a better offensive groove.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse One of the mainstays harbors of the Howe ‘Bout Arden shopping center, Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, temporarily closed in May.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
With the rise of shopping malls, the department stores that were the mainstays of downtowns began to flag, move or eventually close.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
There is no typical Saturday at the vascular surgery clinic at Mass General, but the mainstays are doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and ultrasound technicians assisted by medical students and medical residents.
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
8 June 2026
During recent earnings calls with analysts, executives from American mainstays like Walmart, McDonald’s and Dollar General cited overall shopper resilience as well as noticeable cutbacks by lower-income customers.
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Anne D'innocenzio,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Next season’s cast with Matt Lucas, Richard Ayoade, Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, and Nina Conti is another lineup of British sitcom stars, panel-show mainstays, and stand-up comedians.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Beneath Countertop Clutter Many kitchen countertops feature mainstays such as coffee makers, knife blocks, and fruit bowls.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
And there had been the waiting game for Aho and Svechnikov — two roster mainstays in an eight-year postseason run — to find a better offensive groove.
—
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse One of the mainstays harbors of the Howe ‘Bout Arden shopping center, Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, temporarily closed in May.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
With the rise of shopping malls, the department stores that were the mainstays of downtowns began to flag, move or eventually close.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
There is no typical Saturday at the vascular surgery clinic at Mass General, but the mainstays are doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and ultrasound technicians assisted by medical students and medical residents.
—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
8 June 2026
During recent earnings calls with analysts, executives from American mainstays like Walmart, McDonald’s and Dollar General cited overall shopper resilience as well as noticeable cutbacks by lower-income customers.
—
Anne D'innocenzio,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainstays
Noun
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Boaters must open hatches, inspect anchors and use high-temperature water to destroy any aquatic invasive species, officials said.
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This engagement heavily anchors to smartphones, with mobile devices driving 70 percent of try-on interactions and accounting for more than four out of five revenue dollars.
Noun
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Look under rocks for macroinvertebrates (animals without backbones, like stoneflies).
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Data centers also need to be close enough to users and network backbones to provide fast digital services.
Noun
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Old standbys have been reborn, too.
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While the appetite for $500-per-person omakase may be cooling slightly, Indian and Levantine spots are as in-demand as the city’s classic steakhouses and French and Italian standbys.
Noun
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Brick pillars are embedded with bronze plaques listing the players and manager from each of the franchise’s three World Series championship teams.
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.
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“Mainstays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstays. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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