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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
upon being dismissed, the students dashed wildly off in all directions
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as in extremely
to a great degree
trespassers make the recluse wildly angry
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Recent Examples of wildly
The campaign will also have to alter its wildly effective communications style.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
However, projecting the future development of teenage hockey players is a wildly tricky exercise.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Iran’s relations with its two larger partners are wildly asymmetric.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
If other funders aren’t able to cover the difference, an enormous number of children will pointlessly die because the US secretary of health and human services happens to be wildly wrong about how diseases work.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 27 June 2025
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
However, projecting the future development of teenage hockey players is a wildly tricky exercise.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Iran’s relations with its two larger partners are wildly asymmetric.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
If other funders aren’t able to cover the difference, an enormous number of children will pointlessly die because the US secretary of health and human services happens to be wildly wrong about how diseases work.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
Adverb
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The crowd roared, frantically waving around their lightsticks — Bluetooth synchronized electric wands that cast the Friendly Confines in a neon green glow.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Terrified families are now frantically calling one another, desperately seeking news and praying their loved ones are alive—and that the regime won’t take out its fury on them.—
Siamak Namazi,
Time,
25 June 2025
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While both the House and Senate bills proposed language that was extremely harmful to the pass-through entity community, the final Senate bill passed made significant modifications that will encourage continued investments via pass through entities.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Her long, dark hair was messily waved, hanging past her shoulders like a shawl, while her eyebrows were shaved extremely thin, leaving little room for any expression other than a sly smile.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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All of it wild-caught.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 Aug. 2020
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2023
Adverb
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Both Marlins righties are incredibly talented and expected to be available at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The film obviously has some major horror elements with the infected charging about, but also some tender moments with the family and then an incredibly emotional scene towards the end of the film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The problem with Canadian nationalism is that Canada is very new.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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Embarking on the journey of franchising a business can be a very daunting step, but taking time to identify a franchising style that works for you and your business and to build a model that is authentic to you should make that journey a much easier one.—
Fiona Simpson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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To the surprise of no one, something has gone terribly wrong.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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Then in April 2021, Granda’s plan to escape went terribly wrong.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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This suggests that the issues that may have caused both the engines to fail likely occurred at nearly the same moment— a highly unusual scenario, experts said.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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However, questions remained as to whether the highly enriched uranium that Iran would need to develop a nuclear weapon was at the site at the time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Furthermore, the definition of disabled is often too narrow: more than one third of non-working adults classified as able-bodied by SNAP report having a disability that impedes their ability to work.—
Emily Eisner,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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People who rely on Medicaid access and funds for federal food aid would come out on the short end of the stick under the plan, too.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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