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as in wild
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a dangerous and untamed land
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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
tried to capture the untamed horse
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Recent Examples of untamed
Practical Information The drive, which is surrounded by wilderness, is even more untamed in the winter.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
The weather in some ways feels as untamed as the local fauna; Walton Goggins, as new guest Rick Hatchett, enters every scene as if he’s just emerged from a bath filled entirely with sweat.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.
—Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
All ages can enjoy the beauty of untamed Florida and witness its perils during this Nature at Night program featuring a visual journey through Florida’s freshwater springs.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
The weather in some ways feels as untamed as the local fauna; Walton Goggins, as new guest Rick Hatchett, enters every scene as if he’s just emerged from a bath filled entirely with sweat.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.
—Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
All ages can enjoy the beauty of untamed Florida and witness its perils during this Nature at Night program featuring a visual journey through Florida’s freshwater springs.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untamed
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The conversation soon shifted to a wild admission related to cosmetic procedures.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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His father, the lawyer and judge John Marshall Clemens, had sunk the family’s money into land in Tennessee, and though the plan went nowhere, the impulse toward wild speculation seems to have imprinted on young Samuel Langhorne Clemens.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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It is estimated that there are currently between 60 and 100 million stray and feral cats across America, and most of them live their life in the streets without ever even making it to an animal shelter.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The digital nomad stereotype persists: feral twenty-somethings earning $2,000 monthly in Thailand.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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China's maritime forces seized effective control over the uninhabited atoll after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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The president imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China after taking office, before rolling his tariffs out to nearly all countries—even uninhabited ones—in early April.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Other assets that will be included in the virtual auction are stakes in the companies that own and operate two warehouses and undeveloped land along Interstate 35W in south Fort Worth and an over 1.1 million square foot warehouse at 9449 Silver Creek Road, which was leased by Google in October.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Milton has the physical tools that scream first-round pick, but his passing instincts and ability to read the field are undeveloped.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
22 July 2024
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The third book is more niche: a journey through forests that introduces young minds to the natural benefits of herbs.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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My 16-year-old daughter and I have been searching for self-tanners that actually look natural, not orange, and don’t leave behind weird patches, streaks, or smells on our skin or clothes.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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In 1998, Rodriguez, back in his native San Marcos, shot and killed 28-year-old Israel Borrego.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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That might mean installing native trees or plants in the yard, planting a rain garden or using a rain barrel.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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