the mainstream
noun
: the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people
His ideas are well outside the mainstream of political opinion.
the religious mainstream
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Barrel leg jeans—the voluminous, architectural, and surprisingly flattering style—has made its way into the mainstream.
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Later, as the genre moved into the mainstream, there were also disco roller-skating events and boat parties.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Google has been viewed by many as late to the generative AI boom, because OpenAI broke into the mainstream first with ChatGPT in late 2022.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Dookie Keeps Climbing, Decades Later Not far behind American Idiot is Dookie, the group’s major label debut and the full-length that helped Green Day break into the mainstream nearly 30 years ago.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Later, as the genre moved into the mainstream, there were also disco roller-skating events and boat parties.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Google has been viewed by many as late to the generative AI boom, because OpenAI broke into the mainstream first with ChatGPT in late 2022.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Dookie Keeps Climbing, Decades Later Not far behind American Idiot is Dookie, the group’s major label debut and the full-length that helped Green Day break into the mainstream nearly 30 years ago.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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