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Adjective
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The Amazon Basin is one of the earth’s most untamed and precious places.—
Travel + Leisure,
Travel + Leisure,
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming A rugged and untamed spirit defines Jackson Hole, a resort that has long earned its reputation as a mecca for expert skiers.—
Charles Curkin,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Until the twentieth century, primates were considered too big, feral, and expensive for most experiments; researchers favored guinea pigs, frogs, rabbits, and dogs.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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When the tools get cheap enough, imagination goes feral.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Jets finally earned their first win of the season in Week 8 after a wild comeback against the Cincinnati Bengals, but with their 1-7 record and seemingly no future in sight, new general manager Darren Mougey has opted to ship his star corner.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Edmund Fitzgerald was caught in a savage storm with hurricane-force winds around 100-mile-an-hour and waves up to 60 feet, crashing down on the freighter every four to eight seconds, says Bacon.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Here, spiritual infractions are met with savage physical punishment and some of the more grotesque images in recent horror memory (which, as the genre has become ever more popular and emboldened, is seriously saying something).—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The dogs that do survive outdoors in Redland later reproduce, which means scores of loose, untrained, undomesticated dogs.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Game Meat Creatine: Exact amount undetermined, but likely similar to red meat Wild game meat is any meat that is undomesticated instead of farm-raised.12 Venison (deer or elk), bison, rabbit, and wild boar are commonly consumed game meats.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Wildish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildish. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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