as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis
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Recent Examples of mainstay
As for her accessories, Queen Camilla forwent her recent trend of sentimental brooches for one of her mainstay accessories.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
The stunning Oversized Cotton Cardigan is nearly 50 percent off and sure to become a mainstay in your personal item this season.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025
The four-time NBA All-Star has only missed one game since February, despite being a mainstay on the injury report.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The Italian Summer print is a mainstay of LSG’s in-house label and it's never been more charming than on this cute mini tote.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
The stunning Oversized Cotton Cardigan is nearly 50 percent off and sure to become a mainstay in your personal item this season.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025
The four-time NBA All-Star has only missed one game since February, despite being a mainstay on the injury report.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The Italian Summer print is a mainstay of LSG’s in-house label and it's never been more charming than on this cute mini tote.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainstay
Noun
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Our economic anchors — health care, professional services and public administration — continue to create jobs and opportunity.—
Shelonda Stokes,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2025
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The always great Clark Gregg adds tragic anxiety in assuming Ray Wise’s film role as Don Hollenbeck — a CBS anchor who can’t get past the barbs in the press over his left-leaning past.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This breach compromised over 3,000 sensitive files, including crucial records from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), handing China insights into circumventing U.S. financial scrutiny, and threatening the integrity of our economic backbone.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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While advertisers leverage demand-side platforms (DSPs) to set up and launch their campaigns, ad exchanges are still the backbone of programmatic ad buying.—
Roman Vrublivskyi,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Games often fail to equally serve each pillar, or in having them in service of each other — favoring any one aspect can lead to neglecting another.—
Ryan Easby,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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Maomao tackles the target just as the massive pillar hanging over the altar crashes to the ground.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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And finally, during the Cuban missile crisis, the Laffey was on standby to evacuate naval officers in the event of an attack on Washington.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Rescue efforts immediately began and involved the Rescue Coordination Center and Coast Guard AC-130, while an Air Guard C-130 and HH-60 helicopter remained on standby.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Mainstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainstay. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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