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mainstays

NOUN

chief support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backbone bulwark linchpin pillar

STRONG

anchor brace buttress crutch maintainer prop sinew staff standby stay strength supporter sustainer upholder

WEAK

good right arm right-hand person

Example Sentences

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Kobliner went through three mainstays from her book with MarketWatch to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Designers like Simone Rocha, Tolu Coker and Roksanda have become fashion week mainstays after making their debut on the NewGen catwalk.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift — whose big-budget tour spectacles received theatrical releases — to Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish’s more modest streaming affairs, tour documentaries and concert films have become modern mainstays.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Since the index first hit 25000 in early 2018, mainstays including Goldman Sachs, Apple and Caterpillar drove an outsize portion of gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

By contrast, swine, mainstays of European agriculture, transmit anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, trichinosis, and tuberculosis.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann