as in wild
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
released the wolf back into the wilderness
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Recent Examples of wilderness
But something might have happened to him, and hundreds of square miles of wilderness lay to the east and south where there were no roads, cabins, or people.
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Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
The only way to get there is if Hamas is quickly disarmed, if the Palestinian Authority is quickly reformed and integrated into Gaza and if Netanyahu either finds some new Israeli governing partners in the center or goes into the wilderness.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Will the teens finally put the wilderness in their rearview?
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
As the Yellowjackets get one step closer to being rescued, Samantha Hanratty is not quite ready to leave the wilderness.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
The only way to get there is if Hamas is quickly disarmed, if the Palestinian Authority is quickly reformed and integrated into Gaza and if Netanyahu either finds some new Israeli governing partners in the center or goes into the wilderness.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Will the teens finally put the wilderness in their rearview?
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
As the Yellowjackets get one step closer to being rescued, Samantha Hanratty is not quite ready to leave the wilderness.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wilderness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
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At fifteen, on a whim, Russell, a pretty jock with a mane of wild, honey-blond curls, passionate about her after-school dance classes but with no particular dreams about show business, had tagged along with some friends to a Disney open casting call at the Colorado Convention Center.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, some fish are more difficult to breed and raise, and may only be available as wild-caught.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Red Ghost The Red Ghost is a legendary figure from Arizona's Wild West days, a mysterious creature that terrorized the rugged desert in the late 19th century.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Though Lyra first sought answers through the Aurora Borealis, she is destined to discover the true nature of Dust in the deserts of Central Asia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, a founder scaling across Europe must incorporate separate entities in each country, untangle regulatory and employment codes in multiple languages and markets, and explain to engineers in Munich why their stock options are treated differently to their colleagues’ in Madrid.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The History of Emily Montague was published in 1769, but the Canadian Confederation—the alliance of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into an independent country separate from Great Britain—didn’t occur until 1867.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ranging from typical outdoors tones to the head-turning orange offering, Stüssy’s take on the revitalized boot offers a variety of different looks.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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