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
One year ago, Democrats woke up in the political wilderness after the 2024 election.
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Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The two friends play together in the quiet wilderness—until the child and her father return in search of Poppy.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Backcountry Skiing the Traversée de Charlevoix The Traversée de Charlevoix covers 79 miles of mountainous wilderness in the heart of the Charlevoix biosphere region.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Principal photography is currently underway with filming is taking place across the remote wilderness of Lapland, with additional photography scheduled in Southern Finland later this year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
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Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The two friends play together in the quiet wilderness—until the child and her father return in search of Poppy.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Backcountry Skiing the Traversée de Charlevoix The Traversée de Charlevoix covers 79 miles of mountainous wilderness in the heart of the Charlevoix biosphere region.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Principal photography is currently underway with filming is taking place across the remote wilderness of Lapland, with additional photography scheduled in Southern Finland later this year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
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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
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And the movie, with these two sexy people sparring for about 10 minutes, only to settle their differences over whiskey before a roaring fire in a snowbound cabin that looks like a vacation hideaway, has an unironic romance-novel baby-it’s-cold-outside vibe of old-school desert-island love.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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When the Snowflake-Taylor police department in the high desert of Arizona conducted an active shooter drill at Snowflake High School in October 2024, students didn’t take it seriously, says police chief Bobby Martin.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Women from 130 countries are participating in this year’s edition, which concludes on November 21 with the crowning of the winner.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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With trials underway in multiple countries, electric roads are now drawing global attention.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 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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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 12 Nov. 2025.
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