Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with mainstream in American Collocation
mainstream
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈmeɪnˌstrim/
fairly
fairly
quite
relatively
Guitar bands are back in vogue and rock is fairly mainstream again.
very
completely
truly
very
His films were popular but too cutting and socially conscious to be truly mainstream.
increasingly
increasingly
The generation of energy from solar panels is becoming increasingly mainstream.
be
become
This idea met with staunch criticism when it was introduced because it was not mainstream.