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Recent Examples of monoculture
In The New Yorker, Vinson Cunningham praised Late Night as a last remnant of the monoculture.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Garlic mustard is a rapidly spreading, highly aggressive weed that pushes out valuable native plants, creating an ecologically damaging monoculture.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025
These farmers do not establish continuous plantations, since monoculture would put the ecosystem at risk.
—Gabriela Molina Riascos, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Too many university departments are ideological monocultures, with evangelical Christians and social conservatives often left to feel unwelcome.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Garlic mustard is a rapidly spreading, highly aggressive weed that pushes out valuable native plants, creating an ecologically damaging monoculture.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025
These farmers do not establish continuous plantations, since monoculture would put the ecosystem at risk.
—Gabriela Molina Riascos, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Too many university departments are ideological monocultures, with evangelical Christians and social conservatives often left to feel unwelcome.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
Noun
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Donors increasingly want to see their philanthropic capital directed toward solutions—whether renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, or climate-tech startups.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the decades since, the technology has diffused into daily life — powering smartphones, ride-hailing apps, agriculture, stock exchanges, and the precise time-stamping of financial trades.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite Chakwera’s promises to bring down the cost of farming and restart Malawi’s agriculture-dependent economy, ahead of taking office in 2020, his tenure has been marked by skyrocketing prices of fertilizer and maize, a staple food.—
Charles Pensulo,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many of the farming communities her operation supports are recovering from years of Colombia’s internal conflicts.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The United Nations found that cocaine cultivation in Colombia increased every year from 2013 to 2023.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cocaine production in Colombia has soared as the government takes a hands-off approach to coca cultivation, fueling a wave of violence across Latin America as cartels vie for control of trafficking routes.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As forests receded—along with the elk—people in the Altai region began adopting semi-nomadic pastoralism and horseback riding.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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Although zoonotic cases probably existed before 6,500 years ago, the risk and extent of zoonotic transmission probably increased with the widespread adoption of husbandry practices and pastoralism.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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Melissa Beeson Dixon, director of operations, lives on-site and spearheads the animal husbandry, manages volunteers and coordinates the various programs.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Their findings add strong evidence that the rise of animal husbandry forever shaped humanity’s relationship with disease, though the timing defied their expectations.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Pulling this off while also building a culture that manages change effectively and shares the benefits of agentic AI inclusively is the key here.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This was American-on-American violence enabled by American culture and American laws.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Reports commissioned by Molly Scott Cato, the Green Party MEP for Southwest England, and others revolve around mixed farming, increasing biodiversity, and addressing big issues such as loss of topsoil and supporting farming communities.—
Craig Ballinger,
Slate Magazine,
20 Mar. 2017
Noun
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The Argentina golden visa program is expected to ask for an investment of $500,000 in sectors like technology, agribusiness, energy, or tourism in return for the immediate right to live there and seek nationality.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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One agribusiness contact reported that wages rose 8% to 10% annually, yet turnover remained high.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monoculture. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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