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
The rivers, after all, are part of the wilderness experience.
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New York Times, 10 July 2025
To get out into the wilderness, guests have their pick of adventurous excursions.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Now Musk risks dragging Tesla the political wilderness by alienating Capitol Hill lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Through wilderness protection, it would be preserved for future generations.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
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New York Times, 10 July 2025
To get out into the wilderness, guests have their pick of adventurous excursions.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Now Musk risks dragging Tesla the political wilderness by alienating Capitol Hill lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Through wilderness protection, it would be preserved for future generations.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
Noun
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In the image, a nude male figure is seated, with one leg tucked under the other, in a Fauvist wild.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
17 July 2025
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Their wines can be funkier, more expressive, sometimes a little wild, but also more personal.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Matthew Tostevin What To Know The Line, the most ambitious piece of Neom, was unveiled as a pair of parallel 500-meter-tall skyscrapers stretching through the desert.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Cuyama Badlands, Santa Barbara, California With four RV/tent sites, two dedicated RV spots and two tent-only sites, this desert moonscape is perfect for stargazers.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Besides the Cousins' Buechel neighborhood home, Moore and his local crew shot at the former D. Nalley's diner in Old Louisville and Powder Keg Fireworks in Jeffersonville, Indiana, as well as various country roads and a lake in Southern Indiana.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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Iran and Russia have launched a joint naval drill in the Caspian Sea, which borders both countries and lies between Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to Iranian media.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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