monoculture

noun

Definition of monoculturenext
as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of monoculture While those are two more aspects of the monoculture that are never coming back, the fall scatter market remains as eternal as the Power-T offense. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The great monoculture of which Parton was the apogee began to fall apart with the advent of cable television in the 1980s and was eventually atomized completely by the internet. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Parton endeared herself to the red and the blue, the heartland and the coasts, even as the monoculture splintered and political polarization turned friends into strangers. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 The pairing of the world’s best athlete and some iconic cartoon characters helped the film carve out a small place for itself within 1990s American monoculture, even if the thin storytelling failed to capture the full charm of Looney Tunes. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monoculture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
  1. agriculture
  2. farming
  3. cultivation
  4. pastoralism
  5. animal husbandry
  6. culture
  7. agribusiness
Noun
  • The Field Partner Program began as a pilot in 2025 and is scaling with the 2026 crop, helping brands support regenerative agriculture goals with confidence.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Invasive golden mussels continue to spread through California waterways, increasing concerns about damage to water infrastructure, threats to agriculture and rising costs for boaters and communities.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of agriculture
Noun
  • SalmonChile, a trade association representing many farming companies, argues that the decline in fish stocks can’t be attributed just to salmon farming.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • We lazy food-lovers have been trying to find our way back-to-the-land ever since factory farming and the industrial meat complex destroyed it.
    — Rachel Levin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of farming
Noun
  • Mission Garden hosts public events and classes and grows heritage crops on an O’odham site that has been under cultivation for 4,000 years.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In Uganda and Rwanda, mushroom cultivation provides households with income while easing the pressure on wetland areas that support threatened cranes.
    — John Cannon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of cultivation
Noun
  • Its growth was stimulated by small gold strikes in the 1880s and, most importantly, by pastoralism.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Definition of pastoralism
Noun
  • The essays in the book, which focus on beekeeping and other forms of animal husbandry, invite us to explore creaturely worlds beyond our own, and to recognize our kinship with other living beings.
    — Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • Multiple teams —including the animal husbandry team and veterinary team — work together to assess the animal’s quality of life.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Definition of animal husbandry
Noun
  • This has bred a culture of entitlement and an insatiable desire for the government to do more, while many demand to work less, if at all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibits that Lincoln chose to organize reflected her belief that art is concerned not just with aesthetics but also with history, culture and politics, her husband said.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of culture
Noun
  • Lula and Bolsonaro discussed the value of the minimum wage, public security policies, Brazil's free healthcare system initiatives and incentives for agribusiness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • What to know about FGCU • Alico Arena is named for a major Florida agribusiness company.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of agribusiness

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