Thesaurus results for MONOCULTURE

monoculture

noun

as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of monoculture But that large-scale monoculture faded by the 1990s amid international competition, and officials began to promote smaller farms — some, like Kongphan’s, just a few acres — with a wider array of crops that could be sold to local grocery stores or at farmers markets. —

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 This option is ideal for a landscape area where a vigorous weed has taken over, forming a monoculture. —

David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 May 2026 But that large-scale monoculture faded by the 1990s amid international competition, and officials began to promote smaller farms — some, like Kongphan's, just a few acres — with a wider array of crops that could be sold to local grocery stores or at farmers markets. —

ABC News, 16 May 2026 Yet, monoculture lawns affect us more than their serene uniformity suggests. —

Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for monoculture

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Ushering in an era marked by recovery, agriculture and viticulture flourished again, alongside mining and granite quarrying.

— Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The states argued the requirements were vague, unrelated to nutrition and agriculture programs, and imposed without proper legal procedures.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 June 2026