mainstreaming

[meyn-stree-ming]

noun

1. integration of children with special educational needs, such as a physical or mental disability, into conventional classes and school activities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mainstreaming¹

First recorded in 1975–80; mainstream + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But the setup does seem to invite the antipathy of longtime Simenon fans by mainstreaming their favorite character and making him more or less lovably peculiar.

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Despite the mainstreaming of reggaetón, the genre has never fully shed this reputation — one that is based in racism and classism.

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A counterpoint to that is we’re living in a time when the comedy world is dominated by polarizing performers who are mainstreaming bigotry.

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By mainstreaming fringe skeptics of modern medicine, the FDA clouded what has been, until this point, a clear consensus on the ultimate value of these medications.

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The production’s locale also made it easier for Warner and Theo to participate in hip-hop’s early mainstreaming.

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