monoculture

noun

Definition of monoculturenext
as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of monoculture While those are two more aspects of the monoculture that are never coming back, the fall scatter market remains as eternal as the Power-T offense. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The great monoculture of which Parton was the apogee began to fall apart with the advent of cable television in the 1980s and was eventually atomized completely by the internet. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Parton endeared herself to the red and the blue, the heartland and the coasts, even as the monoculture splintered and political polarization turned friends into strangers. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 The pairing of the world’s best athlete and some iconic cartoon characters helped the film carve out a small place for itself within 1990s American monoculture, even if the thin storytelling failed to capture the full charm of Looney Tunes. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monoculture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
  1. agriculture
  2. farming
  3. cultivation
  4. pastoralism
  5. animal husbandry
  6. culture
  7. agribusiness
Noun
  • Coming from a farming and ranching background himself, Simpson will help advance agriculture in the state, promote a safe and high-quality food supply, protect customers and work to responsibly manage Colorado's environmental and natural resources.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • After a global famine, survivors form a ruthless regime to colonize Indigenous land for agriculture and punish unsanctioned procreation with death.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • The strange discovery was made earlier this month at the Historic Hayes Farm in Edenton, where restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is restoring key parts of the 194-acre farming complex.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
  • A number of the candidates motivated by HB 5468 are from rural communities, where homeschooling and farming can go together.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • There is not enough arable land in China to both expand soybean cultivation and sustain self-reliance in staple grains.
    — JOEL WUTHNOW, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mission Garden hosts public events and classes and grows heritage crops on an O’odham site that has been under cultivation for 4,000 years.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of pastoralism
Noun
  • The essays in the book, which focus on beekeeping and other forms of animal husbandry, invite us to explore creaturely worlds beyond our own, and to recognize our kinship with other living beings.
    — Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • Multiple teams —including the animal husbandry team and veterinary team — work together to assess the animal’s quality of life.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Definition of animal husbandry
Noun
  • Nap in those lovely cabanas by the lake, or take day-long tours focused on culture and history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • On the other hand, many of these albums are timeless and continue to resonate, and today’s streaming culture has embraced exhuming catalog music — something that applies not only to old singles, but to old albums.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of culture
Noun
  • The respondents were primarily agribusiness executives, consultants, technology providers and researchers, so the findings reflect industry perspectives.
    — Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But supporters also warned that a Congress increasingly dominated by the far right and the agribusiness caucus could undermine those efforts to protect the forest and combat climate change.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of agribusiness

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