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as in wild
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a dangerous and untamed land
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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
tried to capture the untamed horse
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Recent Examples of untamed
During his opening monologue for SNL 50, the Beetlejuice actor is forced to share the stage with Mikey Day and Andy Samberg, both of whom crash the stage in full Betelgeuse attire: untamed green hair, pinstripe suit and ghastly makeup to boot.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Willard’s enthusiasm is shared by the thousands of visitors a year who wander the park’s untamed valleys, a geological playhouse unlike any other park in the nation.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
Dressed in a Balenciaga hotel bathrobe and sporting untamed gray hair and a convincing Nicholson-like smile, Rentz, 30, put on his best impression of The Shining star at the show, which was also attended by Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek, Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Pennsylvania Wilds From abundant wildlife and untamed mountain streams to the old growth trees of the Forest Cathedral and Pine Creek’s gaping Mid-Atlantic version of the grand canyon, there’s still plenty of wild in north-central Pennsylvania.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Willard’s enthusiasm is shared by the thousands of visitors a year who wander the park’s untamed valleys, a geological playhouse unlike any other park in the nation.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
Dressed in a Balenciaga hotel bathrobe and sporting untamed gray hair and a convincing Nicholson-like smile, Rentz, 30, put on his best impression of The Shining star at the show, which was also attended by Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek, Katy Perry and Lindsay Lohan.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Pennsylvania Wilds From abundant wildlife and untamed mountain streams to the old growth trees of the Forest Cathedral and Pine Creek’s gaping Mid-Atlantic version of the grand canyon, there’s still plenty of wild in north-central Pennsylvania.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untamed
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This is a trek across rugged tundra alongside wild lakes and rivers amidst the vast expanses of wilderness that define Alaska.Everett Potter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cakes were often sweetened with homemade jams, filled with wild berries and mountain fruits.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Many feral cats rely on food scraps, garbage, or deliberate feeding by well-meaning individuals, which buffers them from natural selection pressures like starvation.Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Borisov artfully underplays the progression: He’s taken aback by her feral resistance, amused by her spirit, then really sees her.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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In warmer months, rent a boat or jet ski and head to Goat Island to congregate with other boaters who love to swim and relax around the tiny, uninhabited island.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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From Rabat to uninhabited Pacific islands, O'Connor's experiences have shaped what's in the bag and the ethos behind it.Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Another moment in the film astonished me with its undeveloped abruptness: Sylvie sits home, watching a TV broadcast of the March on Washington, where who should appear to sing in support of the civil-rights movement but Bob Dylan.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Until then, any lenders to the owner will be skeptical or worse and will think of the collateral as little more than undeveloped land.Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Now, new automatic detection algorithms based on convolutional neural networks can race through thousands of hours of recordings, picking out the animal sounds and clustering them into different types, according to their natural acoustic characteristics.Arik Kershenbaum, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Why Year-End Feedback Matters The end of the year is a natural time for reflection, but feedback elevates that reflection into actionable growth.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Southern Indiana and Louisville native Gunnar Deatherage is the talent behind some of the popstar Chappell Roan's most spectacular costumes.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Even today, foreigners in a strange land struggling to understand a different language, can take comfort in saying the Catholic rosary or another bead-prayer method in their faith and native language.Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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