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Recent Examples of monoculture
But those shows were all from the final years of the monoculture and a much healthier time for TV comedy overall.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
If monocropping is bad for our food and our health, then its counterpart — monoculture — is just as bad for our brains and individuality.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The pesky weed damages native biodiversity, threatens forest health and turns natural areas into monocultures.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
But also a certain grandeur, or pomp, that the monoculture used to confer — and sometimes still can.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
If monocropping is bad for our food and our health, then its counterpart — monoculture — is just as bad for our brains and individuality.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The pesky weed damages native biodiversity, threatens forest health and turns natural areas into monocultures.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
But also a certain grandeur, or pomp, that the monoculture used to confer — and sometimes still can.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
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Changing worldwide diets alone could lead to a 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, because the production of meat, particularly red meat, requires releasing a lot of planet-warming gases, researchers concluded.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Hupka Arizona is emerging as a hub for technology startups in fields like agriculture, real estate and health care.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 70% of the planet’s ecoregions have already lost more than 50% of their natural areas, mostly to farming, the report said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Iran can achieve that by abandoning water-hungry crops, shifting to smart farming, conserving every drop, and reviving flood-management techniques Iranians once mastered to recharge depleted aquifers.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even the nutritional character of the soil could be altered because of the influx of sediment deposits and underground water contamination, throwing up other obstacles for cultivation later on.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Poppy cultivation and fentanyl production in Myanmar have surged, contributing to the devastating opioid epidemic in the United States.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 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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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, alleged American Ostrich Farms was abusing its birds based on the testimony of several former employees, including the farm’s former animal husbandry manager, as well as photos of injured birds and unclean or inadequate shelter.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 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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Chef Amosu shared his inspiration for this momentous occasion and why having ownership of narratives that depict the cultures of Africa matters.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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Employers have both the right and responsibility to protect a respectful, civil culture.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 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
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Brazil’s agribusiness sector, valued at about $500 billion annually and accounting for over 20% of national GDP, generates approximately 40–50% of the country’s exports.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
17 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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