monocultural

adjective

Definition of monoculturalnext
as in agricultural

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Recent Examples of monocultural Some of that uptick is the monocultural nature of the game. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 KPop Demon Hunters is proving that a genre once — rightly or wrongly — deemed too niche to crossover in the Western market can create a monocultural moment. — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025 In the runup to the 2025 Super Bowl, Fox had sold out its ads by August, a sign that advertisers were willing to pay a steep price for one of the last remaining monocultural events in America. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Today, the sport remains perhaps the last reliable monocultural engine outside of politics, and with Reality Hot Seat, NBCUniversal is placing a small bet to see if the Venn diagram between people who watch the Chiefs and people who watch Real Housewives has a significant, monetizable overlap. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocultural
  1. agricultural
  2. agrarian
  3. arable
  4. agronomic
  5. farming
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  • Geopolitical shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic or overseas wars can choke supply chains, create more demand for the limited supply and cause prices to spike, said UC Davis agricultural economist Dan Sumner.
    — Chase Hunter, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
  • For one thing, city water is treated so it can be safely consumed, while agricultural water isn't.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of agricultural
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  • Restaurant Pearl Morissette—a 42-acre biodynamic farm with an agrarian-centric tasting menu—was just awarded its second Michelin Star, and sits at North America’s third best restaurant.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This usually centers on the likes of Jefferson and his local, agrarian ideal; James Madison and his counterbalancing factions; Alexander Hamilton and his distrust of the common people.
    — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Definition of agrarian
Adjective
  • It is ideally suited for these types of produce, in areas where there are constraints on arable land and water.
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The hum of the highway reached us across an arable field.
    — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of arable
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  • Work on the 2025 vintage includes the use of Bouquet, a disease-resistant variety, a choice that is, allegedly, both agronomic and commercial.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • An agronomic guide or a turf guide will provide the optimal mower height for your specific type of grass.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Definition of agronomic
Adjective
  • Connecticut has also seen a boom in backyard growers popping up in suburban neighborhoods with micro-farming businesses becoming more popular.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
  • Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of farming

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“Monocultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocultural. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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