main·stream
ˈmān-ˌstrēm 
: a prevailing current or direction of activity or influence
mainstream
adjective
main·stream
: having, reflecting, or being compatible with the prevailing attitudes and values of a society or group
mainstream media
movies that appeal to a mainstream audience
mainstream success
main·stream
ˈmān-ˈstrēm
mainstreamed; mainstreaming; mainstreams
1
: to place (a student, such as a disabled child) in regular school classes
2
: to incorporate in the mainstream
Examples of mainstream in a Sentence
Verb
The poor should be mainstreamed into the private health-insurance system.
Ideas that were once controversial have now become mainstreamed.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
And kudos to Tyler for never forsaking his outsider status for the sake of mainstream exposure, or capitulating to any hip-hop trends over the past decade.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Women like her provide a crucial point of connection between Gotham’s mainstream upper classes, and the tarnished wealth of organized crime.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Tomer Niv, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This could range from industry-specific magazines to mainstream business outlets to verticals, columns and contributor posts.
—Alexander Storozhuk, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Yet the website has also been one of the most reliable mainstream destinations on the internet to see Photoshopped images of public figures (or their family members) in gas chambers, or crude, racist cartoons of Jewish men.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
And kudos to Tyler for never forsaking his outsider status for the sake of mainstream exposure, or capitulating to any hip-hop trends over the past decade.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
His stance on foreign policy, particularly his criticism of the U.S. role in the Israel-Hamas war, has set him apart from mainstream Democratic leaders.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Women like her provide a crucial point of connection between Gotham’s mainstream upper classes, and the tarnished wealth of organized crime.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Payments solutions, meanwhile, serve as Web3’s bridge to mainstream financial systems.
—Tomer Niv, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This could range from industry-specific magazines to mainstream business outlets to verticals, columns and contributor posts.
—Alexander Storozhuk, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainstream. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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mainstream
adjective
main·stream
ˌmān-ˌstrēm
: relating to or being tobacco smoke that is drawn (as from a cigarette) directly into the mouth of the smoker and is usually inhaled into the lungs compare sidestream
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