pastoralism

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Recent Examples of pastoralism Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation. Christine Ro, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 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 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
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Noun
  • What began as a risky bet in one of China’s harshest landscapes has turned into a showcase for desert agriculture.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Florida agriculture feeds our families when few other states can.
    George Landrith, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.
    Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • From dairy and beef cattle to pears and poultry, the farming industry generates more than $500 million each year in Sacramento County.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And then, before everyone was sent home to the land of ICE, the closing night of GJWW provided a pure, epic bacchanal of covers from the 1990s, arguably the last era in which there was anything resembling a pop monoculture.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Jimmy Fallon had Sadie Sink, cementing The Tonight Show’s place as the center of what monoculture is left to be had.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Pastoralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastoralism. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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