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
For two decades, Ted Kaczynski waged a deadly bombing spree that killed three people and injured 23 others until his capture in the Montana wilderness in 1996.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Matt embarked on a wilderness trip, while Greg traveled the country performing stand-up at small dive bars and restaurants.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Crafting outfits from patterns requires materials, and that means finding them in the wilderness — picking flowers at certain times of day, tracking down the best fishing spots, and convincing skittish cats to part with their excess fluff for a good cause, among other things.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Sip coffee out on the deck while taking in the jungle view, or venture off into the wilderness with your private access to the Captain Cook Trail.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Matt embarked on a wilderness trip, while Greg traveled the country performing stand-up at small dive bars and restaurants.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Crafting outfits from patterns requires materials, and that means finding them in the wilderness — picking flowers at certain times of day, tracking down the best fishing spots, and convincing skittish cats to part with their excess fluff for a good cause, among other things.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Sip coffee out on the deck while taking in the jungle view, or venture off into the wilderness with your private access to the Captain Cook Trail.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wilderness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
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Meanwhile, our exploitation of animals, both farmed and wild, on a massive scale is putting public health at immense risk.Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Then America went pizza-oven wild during the pandemic.Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Speaking with Greg Cochrane, Del Naja lamented the burden on water supplies of the festival, as well as others in desert locations and those accessible only by air.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2024
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And now this remote spot in the world's driest desert.Didi Kirsten Tatlow, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Making the first crewed landing on the moon this century would be a symbolic victory for either country.Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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In Aghdam, across Nagorno-Karabakh, and in countless regions worldwide— where up to 110 million mines remain buried across 60 countries— the promise of renewal is etched into the soil, waiting to be healed.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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