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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Being trained in combat, and armed with swords, spears, and bows and arrows, the gladiators were able to turn the tables on the wild beasts; the result was another predictable slaughter, in this case of the animals.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The bird, which is about 4 years old, was expected to recover and be released back into the wild, Censullo said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
In the wild, male mice can be observed caring for pups by grooming them or providing them with food.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Nasir Nadim may have been trying to confront the driver, who is still being sought, after the initial collision and appears to have tried to open the driver’s side door during the wild incident, a police source said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The bird, which is about 4 years old, was expected to recover and be released back into the wild, Censullo said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
In the wild, male mice can be observed caring for pups by grooming them or providing them with food.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Nasir Nadim may have been trying to confront the driver, who is still being sought, after the initial collision and appears to have tried to open the driver’s side door during the wild incident, a police source said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
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 19 Feb. 2026.
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