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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Pick a moonless night and drive east into the wild areas of the county.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
In addition to removal as a medical necessity, accidental amputations can occur among turtles in the wild, often as a result of collisions with boats or the reptiles getting caught in fishing gear.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 6 June 2025
Our state’s unregulated cannabis market is the wild west and is crying for order.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
To track them down in the wild, the researchers didn’t have to travel far.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
In addition to removal as a medical necessity, accidental amputations can occur among turtles in the wild, often as a result of collisions with boats or the reptiles getting caught in fishing gear.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 6 June 2025
Our state’s unregulated cannabis market is the wild west and is crying for order.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
To track them down in the wild, the researchers didn’t have to travel far.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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“The wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wild. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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