Synonyms for mainstream
ˈmeɪnˌstrimmain·stream

Princeton's WordNet

1. mainstreamnoun

   the prevailing current of thought

   "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

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1. • Thought

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1. List of paraphrases for "mainstream":

   incorporate, integrate, mainstreaming, dominant, integrating, incorporating, regular, ordinary, conventional, general, traditional, prevailing, mainstreamed, general-purpose, integration, mid-tier, main

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How to use mainstream in a sentence?

1. Brett Parker:

   Nobody is going to walk up behind anybody getting ready to bowl and hit them with a chair, the sport needs to maintain its integrity. But we can make it more engaging. And they know how to take something that is more of a niche product and bring it mainstream.

2. Echo Hawk:

   But while the Native community knows this, the issue has long been invisible in mainstream media. companies need to think about how they can partner with indigenous groups to raise global visibility around issues.

3. David Vitter:

   Louisiana is a conservative place. He is far left of the mainstream.

4. Pinkett Smith:

   Maybe it's time we pull back our resources and we put them back into our communities, and we make programs for ourselves that acknowledge us in ways that we see fit, that are just as good as the so-called mainstream.

5. Ulf Bjereld:

   Mainstream politicians have just not evolved to deal with this third force in politics, in Sweden, we risk getting nothing done in terms of policy.