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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans
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as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation
that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it
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as in turbulent
marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements
a wild night, full of wind and rain
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as in bizarre
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
some wild claim that he was abducted by aliens
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
public speakers in the park typically spout some wild ideas
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
the holidays were especially wild around here this year
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as in barbarian
not civilized
ancient traces of a wild people who lived in mountain caves
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
they're just wild to go on the ecotour through the Amazon rain forest
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as in wildly
in a confused and reckless manner
as soon as the doors opened, early-morning bargain hunters ran wild through the store
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as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
some animals aren't meant to live outside of the wild
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Recent Examples of wild
Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The fact that goalie masks still have this individuality to put creativity and color that doesn’t even necessarily match is wild to me.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
Five treatment rooms house regionally inspired treatments and products which feature natural, bloom-to-bottle ingredients, some of which have been grown or wild-harvested on-site.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Sri Lanka’s landscapes are vast and varied, welcoming and wild.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The illness is considered widespread in wild birds, and as of Jan. 28, more than 11,065 wild birds had tested positive for avian influenza.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The fact that goalie masks still have this individuality to put creativity and color that doesn’t even necessarily match is wild to me.
—Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Even their currently available salmon was wild-caught off central California.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
Five treatment rooms house regionally inspired treatments and products which feature natural, bloom-to-bottle ingredients, some of which have been grown or wild-harvested on-site.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Noun
The ceremonial starting line for the world’s most famous dog race, the Iditarod, is right in downtown Anchorage, kicking off a 1,000-mile endurance test across the frozen wilds of Alaska.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Sri Lanka’s landscapes are vast and varied, welcoming and wild.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Set to begin shooting in Los Angeles in February, the indie watches as a struggling family’s fresh start in a run-down apartment building turns into a fight for survival as a horde of feral cats unleashes terror, revealing the dark and deadly horrors lurking within its walls.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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Shasta County authorities at the time of the April sightings suspected the wolf mixes, described as a wolf/husky/malamute hybrid, had been owned at one time but had gone feral.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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There were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, according to reports.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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These uninhabited islands teem with such biodiversity that they are included in the region's UNESCO World Heritage designation.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Paris prosecutor’s office had requested five years in prison, with three years suspended, following a turbulent two-day court hearing in early December.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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And Sasaki, who could have changed the Padres’ fortunes amid a quiet yet turbulent offseason in San Diego, went from playing catch at Petco Park to signing a minor-league deal with the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Does that explain his bizarre excursion to allow Arnaut Danjuma to score?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists have uncovered a series of bizarre ancient burials in France.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fujifilm first introduced this strange form factor in 2018, which was subsequently launched as the Full HD Z5000 the following year – along with the Z8000.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have detected something strange in Earth’s magnetosphere, some 100,000 miles away from the ground.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration set off a tumultuous day at O’Hare International Airport as frantic relatives, hundreds of protesters and volunteer lawyers gathered there.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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At the Damascus airport, Mazen made a few last frantic calls.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Yet the real struggle between red and blue bears little resemblance to the flamboyant melodrama narrated by partisans, in which each side fights to defend humanity against a barbarian horde.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Oct. 2024
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Steve muses, as the clip cuts to barbarian humanoid pigs attacking a city.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Nov. 2024
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And although a move wasn’t made Thursday, Weltman is excited about the next stage of roster construction.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, fishermen need not get excited, for these lakes contain very little fish life except carp.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wild. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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