Thesaurus results for AQUICULTURE

aquaculture

noun

variants also aquiculture

Definition of aquaculture

as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of aquaculture The owner and chef of Indigenous, Steve Phelps, uses his own fine-dining restaurant to help advocate for more sustainably minded aquaculture and makes his case with seasonally focused dishes like Green Curry Fish Dip. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 That data is crucial to understanding and adapting to climate change and to a vast array of industries on land and at sea like aquaculture, shipping especially through icy waters, coastal tourism, agriculture and even navies, Le Traon said. — ABC News, 4 June 2026 Both companies have long been esteemed for their practices in ethical aquaculture. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 The only exception to that rule is for aquaculture enterprises. — Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for aquaculture

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Further, the basin contains freshwater aquifers used for drinking, livestock, and agriculture.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Just about all the infrastructure and services are new and improved in this rural central Washington farming town of 8,500, miles from the Columbia River.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
In one of the farming groups, the researchers identified a distinct version of a receptor gene called OR12D3.

— Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of farming

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That legacy was disrupted in the early 1600s, when the Venetians uprooted much of the island’s vineyard land to make way for wheat cultivation.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Furthering the business-meets-academia partnership, Cosecha de Galicia—a subsidiary of brewing group Hijos de Riviera that is focused on hop cultivation—will provide access to raw materials.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivation

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Housing and outreach manager Amanda Clark said the center plans to use some of the produce harvested from its hydroponics crops in the fridges throughout the summer.

— April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Her community focus also extends to Best Academy, where her team designed and installed the electrical systems for a hydroponics lab that powers grow lights and climate controls—bringing fresh produce to a neighborhood considered a food desert.

— Nakell Williams, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of hydroponics

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