monoculture
noun
mono·cul·ture
ˈmä-nə-ˌkəl-chər 
1
a
: the cultivation or growth of a single crop or organism especially on agricultural or forest land
b
: a crop or a population of a single kind of organism grown on land in monoculture
c
: growth consisting of a single crop, plant, or organism
The plant forms a thick monoculture that cuts down on the variety of plants and birdlife in the marsh …—
James Gorman
James Gorman2
: a culture dominated by a single element : a prevailing culture marked by homogeneity
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But what accelerated the death of monoculture is the rise of AI and its promise of hyper-personalization.
—Vibhor Kapoor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The only artists to claim worldwide dominance and control over music and pop culture that symbolize any semblance of a monoculture are Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 22 May 2025
New possibilities are emerging everywhere, disrupting the old monoculture and offering different ways of being online.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
If the point of MSNBC’s 9 P.M. hour is to be the tentpole for the resistance, based on some idea of a TV-centric liberal monoculture, Psaki’s show is all but destined to fail.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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Vibhor Kapoor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The only artists to claim worldwide dominance and control over music and pop culture that symbolize any semblance of a monoculture are Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 22 May 2025
New possibilities are emerging everywhere, disrupting the old monoculture and offering different ways of being online.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
If the point of MSNBC’s 9 P.M. hour is to be the tentpole for the resistance, based on some idea of a TV-centric liberal monoculture, Psaki’s show is all but destined to fail.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monoculture. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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