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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
upon being dismissed, the students dashed wildly off in all directions
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as in extremely
to a great degree
trespassers make the recluse wildly angry
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Recent Examples of wildly
Expert revenue estimates conflict wildly, with some predicting substantial losses due to capital flight.
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
There are good reasons for leaving – the Fringe festival running parallel to the TV event in August makes accommodation wildly expensive and there’s an argument the event is past its heyday, at least in terms of industry significance.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The airy tee-and-maxi-skirt combo is wildly flattering and somehow looks far pricier than its under-$35 Prime Day price tag.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
The tracking of the stat is wildly inconsistent with the eye test, but Savoie is a player who can get his stick in the lane effectively, and his line can create offence from those turnovers.
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Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
There are good reasons for leaving – the Fringe festival running parallel to the TV event in August makes accommodation wildly expensive and there’s an argument the event is past its heyday, at least in terms of industry significance.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The airy tee-and-maxi-skirt combo is wildly flattering and somehow looks far pricier than its under-$35 Prime Day price tag.
—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
The tracking of the stat is wildly inconsistent with the eye test, but Savoie is a player who can get his stick in the lane effectively, and his line can create offence from those turnovers.
—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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The Melodies of the Danube itinerary connects Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, and the Wachau Valley coherently rather than frantically.
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Mount Baldy made headlines in 2013 when a 6-year-old boy was suddenly swallowed by the dune, prompting rescues to frantically dig him out.
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.
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Two more runs scored in the fourth inning when Ohtani, Pages and Freeman strung together three consecutive two-out singles and Keller wild-pitched a run home.
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First, like cucumbers, squash is a wild-growing vegetable that competes for garden space, according to Dilmore.
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This butter-yellow tunic feels cheerful, airy, and incredibly chic for summer.
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The producers are amazing, the writers are amazing, the director's amazing and Netflix has been nothing but incredibly supportive.
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission.
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These new tours further explore an important period of American history that remains highly relevant today.
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In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork.
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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