monoculture
noun
mono·cul·ture
ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər 
1
a
: the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
b
: a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture
c
: growth consisting of a single crop, plant, or organism
The plant forms a thick monoculture that cuts down on the variety of plants and birdlife in the marsh …—
James Gorman
James Gorman2
: a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity
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The monoculture is dead, and the league’s media partners have focused their broadcasts and shows on drama instead of promotion.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
With the end of monoculture, personalization has become the new standard.
—Vibhor Kapoor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Carbon capture fuels avoid the environmental pitfalls of traditional biofuels, which often rely on monoculture crops like sugarcane that can damage biodiversity and compete with food production.
—Megan Frye, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Hwang Sun-jae, a sociologist who studies fertility norms, traces the swift dissemination of low fertility in part to social media’s role as an accelerant of global monoculture.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
With the end of monoculture, personalization has become the new standard.
—Vibhor Kapoor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Carbon capture fuels avoid the environmental pitfalls of traditional biofuels, which often rely on monoculture crops like sugarcane that can damage biodiversity and compete with food production.
—Megan Frye, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Hwang Sun-jae, a sociologist who studies fertility norms, traces the swift dissemination of low fertility in part to social media’s role as an accelerant of global monoculture.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monoculture. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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