as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
a herd of wilding mustangs
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Recent Examples of wilding
This experience prioritizes the animals’ wellbeing by focusing on increasing the population, collecting data, and working with experts who have success in re-wilding.
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Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilding
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Starring Gervais, Diane Morgan and Tom Basden, Alley Cats follows the trials and tribulations of a group of feral British cats from all walks of society.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Let women be monstrous, disgusting, angry, feral creatures!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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But Fredrik Berselius’s cooking is too weird and wild to fit the bounds of one creed.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Yet, having said all of that, the bottom line is the Rays went into the weekend with a 7½-game lead in the AL wild-card race and ended the weekend in first place in the AL East.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Critic Rex Reed, who died Tuesday at 87, built his career on savage, acerbic reviews delivered with little restraint, earning a reputation as a provocateur.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Initially a beachy utopia where the children run free among nature, things become increasingly savage as help appears to be ever further away.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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“Wilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilding. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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