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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 area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound is packed with maritime forests, sand dunes, and shrub thickets, all untouched, all wild, and all waiting patiently for visitors to explore.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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The rocky bluffs make the waters particularly treacherous, earning the tip of Door County a wild nickname: Death’s Door.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
21 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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Sun Terra Communities sold about 300 acres of undeveloped non-residential property to Skorman Development in 2021 for $29 million, with Skorman using the land for 1,039 mixed-use multifamily units in the city center.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Called the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, Disney developed plans for a community sitting on a swathe of undeveloped land near Orlando, Florida.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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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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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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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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Thus, the founder set about building a line of functional, luxurious yet functional, holistic, and natural pet lifestyle products.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The rugged limestone walls reached to a ceiling with natural skylights, from which aerial roots of ficus trees hung like decorative drapery.—
Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
21 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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He was almost uniformly beloved in his native Cincinnati for his all-out playing style and his connection to the Big Red Machine — the dominant Reds teams in the mid-1970s.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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