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Recent Examples of mainstay
This is the group’s accolade, and while each property has its unique offering, the Signature Experience 1 (vodka based with lemongrass, elderflower, and basil) is a mainstay.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
By the mid-19th century, synthetic food had become a futurological mainstay.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Online organic grocer Thrive Market even has a healthy swaps feature in its app that lets users scan the barcodes of mainstays to find more purportedly virtuous brands.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
Martin was a 12th-round pick out of USC but became a mainstay on the Raiders' defense, starting 147 of his 165 career games across his 12-year career, all of which were with the Raiders.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
By the mid-19th century, synthetic food had become a futurological mainstay.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Online organic grocer Thrive Market even has a healthy swaps feature in its app that lets users scan the barcodes of mainstays to find more purportedly virtuous brands.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
Martin was a 12th-round pick out of USC but became a mainstay on the Raiders' defense, starting 147 of his 165 career games across his 12-year career, all of which were with the Raiders.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainstay
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The National Mall and Lincoln Memorial anchor an outdoor collection of monuments, while the National Museum of African American History & Culture traces slavery, emancipation, the Civil Rights movement and African American achievement in sports, music and government.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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As part of its investment, IBM’s FutureNow Chicago delivery center will become an anchor tenant at the IQMP’s Quantum Works building, which is expected to be completed by 2028.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some backbone and detail on issues such as water, immigration and the role of money in politics could help elevate the conversation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cotton is the backbone of Levi’s business.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, the vice president will be on standby to travel to Islamabad if talks progress, the officials said, and members of his staff will be in Pakistan and attending the negotiations.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sakai, now 71, dedicates Sundays to making quarts of homemade dashi, or broth, for her household of two, keeping them on standby for breakfast and other meals.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Mainstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstay. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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