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Recent Examples of monoculture
These provide habitat and a food source for insects and critters that otherwise might not thrive in a traditional monoculture system.
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David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
There’s really no escaping this last relic of U.S. monoculture.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 30 Jan. 2025
The World Wide Web blasted the monoculture to smithereens.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
There are many unpleasant things to not miss about the monoculture of our increasingly distant past — but coalescing around a unified interest, and the feeling of togetherness arising from that act, is not one of them.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
There’s really no escaping this last relic of U.S. monoculture.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 30 Jan. 2025
The World Wide Web blasted the monoculture to smithereens.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
There are many unpleasant things to not miss about the monoculture of our increasingly distant past — but coalescing around a unified interest, and the feeling of togetherness arising from that act, is not one of them.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for monoculture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
Noun
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The King is known to be a supporter of sustainable agriculture.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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And industries that rely on younger people, including construction and agriculture, are in need of staff.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.—
Penny Weaver,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Their inability to adapt to more productive farming technologies and more efficient labor management led to a widespread transfer of land to emerging social classes, notably the bourgeoisie.—
Vitaliy Goncharuk,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The measure would not legalize marijuana sales or the commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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From adopting eco-friendly packaging to implementing energy-efficient cultivation practices like LED lighting and water recycling systems, sustainability initiatives can not only reduce costs but also appeal to environmentally conscious consumers.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
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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
Noun
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While there has been loads of research on animal husbandry, there has not been all that much investigation into animals’ conscious experiences outside their role as food products for humans.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Nov. 2024
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This ordinance embraces the presence of livestock and bees through animal husbandry.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Again, this is hybrid intelligence: code plus culture, algorithms plus empathy.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The series examines the lives of icons, underdogs and rising stars to find out who the people are shaping our culture — for real.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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If implemented, said the California Water Policy Network, Trump’s order will devastate the largest estuary in the western continental U.S. to the benefit of a small number of agribusiness enterprises in the Central Valley.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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According to Michigan Grown, a coalition of farmers and agribusinesses in the state, Michigan produces 68 million pounds of fresh cucumbers, totaling $15 million in sales in 2016.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monoculture. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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