mainstream
Accepted or liked by most people; not very different or extreme.
Accepted, used, or liked by most people in a society, and not seen as extreme or unusual.
The way of thinking or doing things that most people accept as normal.
The usual ideas and ways of doing things that most people accept.
The dominant ideas, attitudes, and activities that are accepted or used by most people in a society or group.
To help something become normal or popular for many people.
To cause an idea, style, product, or group to become widely accepted or used by most people.
To include a person with disabilities in normal school classes or normal life, not in a special separate place.
In education and social policy, to place a person with disabilities or special needs into regular classes or community life instead of separate institutions.
- Base: mainstream
- Base: mainstream
- 3rd Person Singular: mainstreams
- Present Participle: mainstreaming
- Past: mainstreamed
break into the mainstream
1to enter the mainstream
To become part of the usual or popular culture after being unknown or only known by a small group.
- The designer finally broke into the mainstream with a hit clothing line.
- Many indie bands struggle to break into the mainstream.
- The technology broke into the mainstream after smartphones adopted it.
bring into the mainstream
1to make something mainstream
To help an idea, product, or group become normal or popular for many people.
- Streaming platforms have brought foreign dramas into the mainstream.
- The campaign aims to bring mental health issues into the mainstream.
- Social media influencers helped bring this style into the mainstream.
go mainstream
1to become widely accepted
To change from being unusual or for a small group to being normal or popular for many people.
- Once indie games went mainstream, big companies started investing heavily in them.
- Vegan food has gone mainstream in many large cities.
- The band is worried that going mainstream will upset their original fans.
in the mainstream
1having majority or usual views
To have ideas or ways of living that are like most other people’s ideas or ways.
- Her opinions are very much in the mainstream of public thought.
- The party is trying to move back into the mainstream of national politics.
- He used to be in the mainstream, but his later work became more experimental.
outside the mainstream
1not part of majority views
To have ideas, art, or a way of life that most people do not share or accept.
- Their work is exciting but clearly outside the mainstream.
- He prefers to live outside the mainstream and avoids big cities.
- These theories are still far outside the mainstream of science.
return to the mainstream
1to become mainstream again
To become normal or popular again after being unusual or less known.
- Vinyl records have returned to the mainstream in recent years.
- After years of niche projects, the director returned to the mainstream with a big studio film.
- The party is trying to return to the mainstream after a period of extreme policies.
the mainstream media
1large traditional news outlets
Big, usual news organizations, such as major TV channels and newspapers, that most people know.
- The story was ignored by the mainstream media at first.
- Some people do not trust the mainstream media anymore.
- The clip went viral online before the mainstream media reported it.