the wild
noun
: a wild, free, or natural place, state, or existence
The plants were collected from the wild.
They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.
I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.
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Less than 3,000 remain in the wild and less than 450 are managed in professional zoological care, Tanganyika Wildlife Park said in a news release.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
How daring and Romantic: off again into the wild unknown!
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The ensuing scandal got weird, and this new documentary dives deep into the wild world of the hoaxers.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Some stories happened inside famous national parks, like that of the 1920s couple, Glen and Bessie Hyde, who vanished while rafting the wild Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025
How daring and Romantic: off again into the wild unknown!
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The ensuing scandal got weird, and this new documentary dives deep into the wild world of the hoaxers.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Some stories happened inside famous national parks, like that of the 1920s couple, Glen and Bessie Hyde, who vanished while rafting the wild Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the wild
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“The wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wild. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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