Converse of object

• enter: By way of this culture, Estonia entered the mainstream of the Occident.

• become: However, his stance must never become the mainstream in terms of progressive opinion.

• hit: The Collins solo project, plaintive and bouncy in equal measure, hit the pop mainstream like a train.

• go: To many people, this instantly set off alarm bells with the fans claiming he had sold out by " going mainstream " .

• join: In return for this, they would give up their old customs, speak Spanish and join the mainstream of national life.

Converse of subject

• ignore: It's great to be among this community mostly ignored by the mainstream.

Adjective modifier

• political: It's not too late for Britain to restore its natural authority on a subject which Margaret Thatcher first brought into the political mainstream.

• more: Friday night's club is " Garage " , while Saturday's is the more mainstream and crowded of the two nights.

• American: Remaking the American mainstream: assimilation and contemporary immigration.

• contemporary: For example, students have the opportunity to examine contemporary mainstream and independent American cinema, European cinema, and British cinema.

• academic: The academic mainstream still clings to its dismissal of class.

Modifies a noun

• medium: Anything I read or hear from mainstream media I take with a grain of salt.

• schooling: The change back to mainstream schooling can be made at any time.

• school: Till then he was studying in the mainstream school.

• lender: Many mainstream lenders will also advance funds for this purpose.

• classroom: Pupils with EAL are learning in mainstream classrooms where the needs of all pupils have to be met.

• cinema: We're open to anyone and everyone with an interest in film beyond the usual mainstream cinema fare.

Modifying Another Word

• fairly: Then realize that in the scheme of things, these people are widely considered to be fairly mainstream.

Preposition: of

• society: He wrote compassionate, realistic portraits of people who were outsiders, detached from the mainstream of society - as he was himself.

• politics: Acceptance of a " two China " policy would mean that both would be in the mainstream of world politics.