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
From Jesus to Wordsworth, people wandered into the wilderness in hopes of communing with a greater power, to be forced to confront their truest selves.
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Led by teenage phenom Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks have emerged after years in the rebuilding wilderness as a legitimate playoff contender.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
With every passing year, more wilderness is lost to human incursion.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Set on five acres of desert wilderness, this design standout lets the landscape inform the interiors.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Led by teenage phenom Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks have emerged after years in the rebuilding wilderness as a legitimate playoff contender.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
With every passing year, more wilderness is lost to human incursion.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Set on five acres of desert wilderness, this design standout lets the landscape inform the interiors.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wilderness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
Noun
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Several dismissed the Annabelle-Nottoway meme as a wild, albeit entertaining conspiracy theory; her presence in the area was rendered a mere coincidence.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Denver, of course, roared to life in the fourth quarter Sunday against the New York Giants, scoring a franchise-record 33 fourth-quarter points to hang on for a wild-as-you’ll-see 33-32 victory.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His death was one of at least three reported in little more than a month at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent facility in the desert on the grounds of Fort Bliss, an Army base.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her home, made from scratch, sits off a rocky road, deep in the desert mountains of the American West.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African country through DNA testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Our country is built on immigrants.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The earthy palette of browns, pampa greens, and guanaco beiges further enhances the collection’s life-in-the-great-outdoors vibe, only occasionally countered with pops of vivid blue and black.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
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His experiences here helped forge his passion for the outdoors and conservation, spurring him to use his presidential influence to establish the United States Forest Service, 150 national forests, and five national parks.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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