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
Two people died over the weekend while whitewater rafting in a remote Idaho wilderness, according to a news release from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
Speer's team excels at wilderness searches and is more than 160 strong, comprised of doctors, pilots, service members and one 78-year-old nuclear physicist.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
In the picture, Charlotte grins outside while sporting hiking gear against a wilderness landscape.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 May 2025
Set up camp before hiking the incredible boreal wilderness or simply taking a dip in the BWCA’s pristine waters.
—Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
Speer's team excels at wilderness searches and is more than 160 strong, comprised of doctors, pilots, service members and one 78-year-old nuclear physicist.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
In the picture, Charlotte grins outside while sporting hiking gear against a wilderness landscape.
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 2 May 2025
Set up camp before hiking the incredible boreal wilderness or simply taking a dip in the BWCA’s pristine waters.
—Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wilderness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
Noun
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Zero Hurricanes skaters getting a vote is kind of wild, too.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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One of the easiest and most effective ways to create this kind of habitat is simply to let part of your yard grow a little wild.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
Noun
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This film, set in 1956, hops between the Palazzo Korda, its protagonist’s cavernous mansion, and different quarters of Modern Greater Independent Phoenicia, a vague Middle Eastern nation that’s depicted as an array of deserts, warring factions, and colonial outposts.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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This would accelerate the desert sheikhdom’s ability to the build data centers needed to power its AI models.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The city experienced tremendous population growth, owing especially to immigration from countries such as Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Italy.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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