the Wild West
noun
: the western United States in the past when there were many cowboys, outlaws, etc.
stories about the Wild West
—often used before another nounWild West stories
a Wild West show
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Then the firing squads and hangings of the Wild West days moved to the electric chair, which eventually gave way to the gas chamber and in more recent history, lethal injection.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
He is soon arrested and sentenced to be hanged (which seems a jarringly extreme penalty for someone his age, even in the waning days of the Wild West).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
For the most part Pitt plays the hardened protagonist like a rugged cowboy in the Wild West of this luxury sport.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
The 15-track record is more than just a landmark in the decade-long career of White, a native of Cleburne, Texas — once a cattlemen’s stop on the Chisholm Trail and now home to a museum for the landmark of the Wild West.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 6 June 2025
He is soon arrested and sentenced to be hanged (which seems a jarringly extreme penalty for someone his age, even in the waning days of the Wild West).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
For the most part Pitt plays the hardened protagonist like a rugged cowboy in the Wild West of this luxury sport.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
The 15-track record is more than just a landmark in the decade-long career of White, a native of Cleburne, Texas — once a cattlemen’s stop on the Chisholm Trail and now home to a museum for the landmark of the Wild West.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
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“The Wild West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Wild%20West. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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