Meaning & use
mainstreamed
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Brought into the mainstream; made a common, accepted part of general culture, policy, or practice.
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Once a niche hobby, gaming has been mainstreamed by smartphones and streaming platforms.
The school mainstreamed students with learning disabilities into regular classrooms.
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In education, mainstreamed specifically describes placing students with disabilities into general classrooms rather than separate special-education settings.
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