mainstream
noun
the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend.
mainstreams
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pluralof mainstream.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After campaigns ended, they typically folded into the parties’ mainstreams and became leaders in subsequent electoral cycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Each had previous experience in political office, and all fell within the ideological mainstreams of their respective parties.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2017
Radio formats created, I’ll argue in this book, multiple mainstreams: distinct, if at times overlapping, cultural centers.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2014
It’s an old-fashioned element of bohemianism to act as envoys between margins and mainstreams.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2013
Whether those volumes make their way into foreign mainstreams remains to be seen, read and discussed.
From Time Magazine Archive
