aquaculture

noun

variants also aquiculture
Definition of aquaculturenext
as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of aquaculture Todd Sink is an associate professor and aquaculture extension specialist at Texas A&M University. — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026 Each of his aquaculture businesses are still running today after selling each of them. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for aquaculture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aquaculture
  1. agriculture
  2. farming
  3. cultivation
  4. hydroponics
Noun
  • The property is zoned for agriculture and residential use, rather than industrial or commercial operations.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • According to federal court documents, Pell in March filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 12 bankruptcy — which is meant specifically for agriculture businesses — on behalf of Pell Strawberries.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • In what is often considered Pelechian’s magnum opus, the ancient antagonism of nature and humanity plays out in a depiction of a remote farming community, energetically scored with Armenian folk music and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nihal Ranjit, a climate and disaster expert at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, said communities in historically flood-prone areas once structured farming and daily life around seasonal inundation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • Of the 13,661 rupees the average rural agricultural household earned per month, according to a 2021–22 NABARD survey, only one-third came from cultivation.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On June 9, 2022 Thailand officially decriminalized marijuana cultivation and possession and the government plans to give away 1 million cannabis plants for fee to people throughout the country.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 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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