Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

mainstream

[mayn-streem] / ˈmeɪnˌstrim /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Safety is not the only barrier to bringing gene editing into mainstream healthcare.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Door decorating is a thing on all mainstream cruise lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

But it now has a much more mainstream usage, as a playful put-down or a compliment, depending on the context.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

And there are still some members of the mainstream media who are not doing their job.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

How did the fact enter the mainstream of English-language intellectual life?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Nor does it necessarily appeal even to sophisticated tastes; it is for those who prefer mountain brooks to mainstreams.

From Time Magazine Archive


Vocabulary lists containing mainstream

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training