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mainstream

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmeɪnstriːm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmeɪnˌstrim/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mānstrēm′)

Collocations for "mainstream"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mainstream" in context.

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mainstream

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. mainstream [music, entertainment, media, press, fiction]
  2. mainstream [schools, education, politics]
  3. mainstream [technology, services, approaches]
  4. a mainstream [band, artist, singer]
  5. the [band] went mainstream
  6. appeals to a mainstream [public, audience, market]
  7. appeals to mainstream [America, Britain, Spain]
  8. is not very mainstream
  9. is too mainstream for [me, my liking, my taste]
  10. try to be more mainstream
n
  1. the mainstream of [music, politics, show business]
  2. the mainstream of [British] [music]
  3. [verged, turned, encroached] into the mainstream (of politics)
  4. implement new [ideas, concepts, programs] into the mainstream
  5. his [work, music, art] is part of the mainstream
  6. an opinion [echoed, held, carried] by the mainstream
  7. has [strayed, veered, moved] away from the mainstream
  8. doesn't [identify, associate, mix] with the mainstream
'mainstream' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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eye mainstream - English Only forum
For a mainstream technological device ... - English Only forum
gone mainstream/popular with millions of users - English Only forum
hate groups mainstream - English Only forum
have been <a> part of <the> mainstream culture - English Only forum
it is a sure sign that a hot trend has reached the mainstream when the tax authorities <catch up>. - English Only forum
It's utterly mainstream - English Only forum
Life/mainstream - English Only forum
mainstream - English Only forum
Mainstream - English Only forum
mainstream art discourse - English Only forum
mainstream driver - English Only forum
mainstream English or local feature - English Only forum
mainstream form of education - English Only forum
mainstream media reports in America or reports by American mainstream reports - English Only forum
mainstream moviegoers - English Only forum
Mainstream music - English Only forum
mainstream politics vs single issue politics - English Only forum
mainstream school? - English Only forum
mainstream student body / main student body - English Only forum
make it into the mainstream - English Only forum
national mainstream - English Only forum
not the mainstream - English Only forum
play to the political mainstream - English Only forum
Re: mainstream - English Only forum
Tejano music began finding its <way into mainstream radio stations> - English Only forum
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