monoculture

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Recent Examples of monoculture Originally introduced from the African continent for erosion control and as livestock forage, now this species is imperiling Arizona’s beloved saguaro cactuses, palo verde and summer wildflowers, transforming swaths of the Sonoran Desert into a grassland monoculture. Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026 In many places, the forest is a spruce monoculture, trees all about the same age, standing above near-bare ground and not nurtured by the previous generation. Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026 These days, thanks to a desire to shop more sustainably, a pushback on the monoculture, and tightening purse strings due to the rising cost of living, estate sales are edging their way into the mainstream. Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026 Going to the Super Bowl is about participating in monoculture while simultaneously asserting your singularity. Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monoculture
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Noun
  • Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.
    Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Charles is expected to visit a grassroots community organization, Harlem Grown, which created a sustainable after-school ​urban farming initiative in an effort to combat food insecurity.
    Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But some farming groups and organic farmers dispute the notion that glyphosate is indispensable.
    Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The region is home to armed groups who vie for control of coca leaf cultivation areas and for sea and river access routes to run drug trafficking operations to Central America and Europe.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The order noted that regulation of medical marijuana has come a long way, with comprehensive licensing polices from cultivation to sales in most states.
    Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
  • The museum holds an eclectic collection from the Fabyans, who were involved in diplomacy, scientific research, farming and animal husbandry.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Eagle city code covering animal husbandry does not regulate the number or type of livestock on properties so long as the animals are not being kept for profit, such as by keeping goats for selling cheese.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The result was a collection of photographs that both capture the culture and the people of Mexico and record Hurst’s particular proclivities, the food that fed his hungry eye.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Italian culture minister Alessandro Giuli will not attend the opening of the Venice Biennale as a protest against the Russian Pavilion, which marks the country’s return to the exhibition following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With agribusiness deforestation and fossil-fuel extraction operations advancing from every side, weaving—predominantly women’s labor among the Wichí—has enabled them to build and sustain forms of collectivity.
    María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Brazil is a global agribusiness powerhouse.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monoculture. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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