pastoralism

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Recent Examples of pastoralism For her, this discovery adds to the evidence that nomadic dairy pastoralism has sustained Mongolians for thousands of years. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024 Jason King, the dean of the USC Thornton School of Music, says that the lyrics of the song, which are about the life cycle of a flower, evoke pastoralism and nostalgia, which contributes to its appeal. Cady Lang, TIME, 17 May 2024 In one disturbing incident, the ranchers discuss the death of pastoralism in a community meeting. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 2 May 2024 Some scientists, however, say there’s no environmental reason to turn away from pastoralism. Michael Benanav, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pastoralism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastoralism
Noun
  • In addition to a healthy contingent of federal firefighters, federal workers from the departments of agriculture, the interior, and others have a strong presence in the town, which has a lone blinking stop-and-go traffic light and no parking meters.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Higher tariffs are weighing on manufacturers and exporters, while immigration restrictions are constraining the supply of workers in industries that rely heavily on lower-skilled labor, such as construction, agriculture, retail, and hospitality.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s especially pressing in places like Alexander County, a corner of the country that bridges different farming regions.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The sprawling roughly 2,000-year-old property includes ancient Roman archaeological sites, farmlands, pontifical villas and lush papal gardens, with areas for organic farming and regenerative cultivation.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But those shows were all from the final years of the monoculture and a much healthier time for TV comedy overall.
    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

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“Pastoralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastoralism. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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