enter the mainstream

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

To become widely accepted or conventional.

mainstreamVERB + mainstream

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Examples (10)

  • It took years for jazz to enter the mainstream of American culture.
  • Digital currencies are finally starting to enter the mainstream.
  • The ideas originally came from radical groups but have since entered the mainstream.
  • Many niche products fail to enter the mainstream market.
  • Once a subculture's fashion enters the mainstream, it often loses its original meaning.
  • Environmental concerns have fully entered the mainstream of political debate.
  • It remains to be seen if this new technology will enter the mainstream.
  • The artist struggled for a long time before her work finally entered the mainstream.
  • Social media has helped once-obscure hobbies enter the mainstream.
  • The government hopes these reforms will help marginalized groups enter the mainstream of society.