as in wild
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
released the wolf back into the wilderness
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Recent Examples of wilderness
The show tells the story of a high school girls' soccer team who survived a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Many scenes in the film are spoken in the local language and the village, as well as the mountainous, rugged landscape that surrounds it, are portrayed as subsisting at the edge between wilderness and civilization.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
The move eventually led them to dive back into their passion for wilderness hospitality.
—Julia Eskins, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
In the depths of the Last Frontier, Denali National Park boasts a staggering array of native animals, providing guests with an opportunity to marvel at rare creatures that thrive in the pristine wilderness of North America.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Many scenes in the film are spoken in the local language and the village, as well as the mountainous, rugged landscape that surrounds it, are portrayed as subsisting at the edge between wilderness and civilization.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
The move eventually led them to dive back into their passion for wilderness hospitality.
—Julia Eskins, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
In the depths of the Last Frontier, Denali National Park boasts a staggering array of native animals, providing guests with an opportunity to marvel at rare creatures that thrive in the pristine wilderness of North America.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
Noun
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The following five organizations, ranging from a foundation focused on protecting and preserving the untamed wilds of Chile and Argentina to a 12-seat restaurant in Brooklyn using profits to fund the meals of those in need, are focused on selflessly serving the people and places around them.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Why risk their lives at the hands of such a great and powerful wild?—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That's not to say that all planets that pass through the hot Neptune desert lose their gaseous envelopes in this same way.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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There’s even a supernatural element to the story and a strong discussion on political violence countries all over the world deal with.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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His administration's decisions are straining relationships with the Asian countries that the U.S. would rely on in the event of conflict with China or North Korea.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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