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Recent Examples of wildly If an investor is wildly bullish on an asset, anticipates a large, sharp upward price movement in the near term, and seeks substantial capital gains, a buy-write or covered call may be a profitable strategy. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025 During this period, QPR have never finished higher than ninth or lower than 20th, while nothing quite captures the wildly unpredictable nature of the Championship than their fortunes across the 2024-25 campaign. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Then second baseman Máximo Acosta chased down the ball in foul territory and threw wildly past third. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025 But the line is wildly popular—the launch of a collaboration with the street artist KAWS sparked a frenzy in China in 2019, with shoppers crawling under shutters, removing clothes from mannequins, and putting one another in headlocks to get the shirts before they were gone. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wildly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
Adverb
  • Staffers frantically searched for updates on his condition.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Some are stockpiling ingredients, while others are frantically seeking alternative suppliers.
    Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Just 18 P900s will be built, and the wild-looking hypercar will cost $3 million.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022
Adverb
  • However, these fluctuations are incredibly important, from a cosmic perspective.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Now, glasses are for everyone and have become incredibly versatile.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bone Cancer Bone cancer develops when abnormal cells multiply and grow uncontrollably, forming a tumor in the bone.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Even raid racers are not terribly excited about that, and apparently even like the previous World’s First team is even going to bother with it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Set in his native Scotland and lovingly photographed, the film tantalizes even without a terribly original story.
    Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
    Adeola Adeosun Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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