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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
upon being dismissed, the students dashed wildly off in all directions
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as in extremely
to a great degree
trespassers make the recluse wildly angry
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Recent Examples of wildly
Two people can run the same model and produce wildly different results, Simpson noted.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 June 2026
SpaceX is also wildly unprofitable.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026
But back then, there were just no guardrails, so these guys could be wildly inventive.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
The wildly popular Prime Video series Off Campus was officially confirmed for Season Two last month.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2026
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 June 2026
SpaceX is also wildly unprofitable.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026
But back then, there were just no guardrails, so these guys could be wildly inventive.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
The wildly popular Prime Video series Off Campus was officially confirmed for Season Two last month.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
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The video shows another attendee — clad in Minnie Mouse ears and a Disney World jacket — frantically giving chest compressions to the fallen individual, whose current condition remains unclear.—
Jami Ganz,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
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The captain saw that Thompson had fallen and was frantically treading water.—
David Ulloa Jr,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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According to Outword Magazine Fred Palmer, the owner of Scott’s, Alan Irvine, is extremely gay supportive and has hosted numerous events for both Outword and the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce (see below).—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Hundreds of miles off the coast of Ecuador, in the very place that inspired Charles Darwin’s seminal theory of evolution, a wild-growing species appears to have hit rewind.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lamb's Quarters Lamb's quarters is a wild-growing green that's very high in calcium.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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Kylian Mbappé was met with an incredibly loud reception.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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This combination of technological capability and human ingenuity is incredibly powerful.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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The first strike was very lethal.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Unlike lights, inflatables are very visible during the day and draw the attention of your neighbors.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Dec. 2025
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More rapt, more heartbroken, more rattled by the harrowing questions presented by the long, slow, terribly seductive suicide humanity seems bent on carrying out via technology.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Seeing people walking their dogs in West Park on the North Side is not terribly uncommon.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Regulatory reports have also flagged the risk that highly leveraged non-bank lenders , operating in relatively opaque structures, could amplify stress in a future downturn .—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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The Spurs are known to value the latest Rookie of the Year highly.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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