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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Paramount declined to comment on the remarks by Hegseth, a former Fox News host who has a lot of experience in bashing the mainstream media.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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The film is being released as newsrooms shrink, the mainstream media consolidates and social media manipulates the meaning of truth.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But the very fantasy that makes the book extraordinary may also be why it’s overlooked by the mainstream.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The film is being released as newsrooms shrink, the mainstream media consolidates and social media manipulates the meaning of truth.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
And of all the mainstream chatbots tested by CNN and CCDH, the worst offender was none other than Character.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the mainstream
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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