the Wild West
noun
: the western United States in the past when there were many cowboys, outlaws, etc.
stories about the Wild West
—often used before another nounWild West stories
a Wild West show
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This train is barreling down the tracks toward the Wild West, where no one is empowered to protect a war criminal posing as a political refugee from mob justice.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The current landscape of AI companionship is the Wild West: a vast, unregulated territory ripe for both exploration and exploitation.
—Shrikant Nagori, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In this hybrid-genre book from indie press Barrelhouse, author Stern writes about her own experiences with complications during labor, and intersperses her story with a fictional tale of a woman who died during childbirth in the Wild West.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
No one is safe in the Wild West — and especially not when creator Taylor Sheridan is in control.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The current landscape of AI companionship is the Wild West: a vast, unregulated territory ripe for both exploration and exploitation.
—Shrikant Nagori, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In this hybrid-genre book from indie press Barrelhouse, author Stern writes about her own experiences with complications during labor, and intersperses her story with a fictional tale of a woman who died during childbirth in the Wild West.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
No one is safe in the Wild West — and especially not when creator Taylor Sheridan is in control.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Wild West
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“The Wild West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Wild%20West. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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