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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
And centerfielder Andy Pages, a defensive replacement who had just entered the game for Tommy Edman, roamed wildly into left center to grab a fly ball hit by Ernie Clement.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The reviews have been wildly mixed.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Interior designer Ashley Macuga’s husband, Ben, was undergoing cancer treatment when something wildly unexpected happened—the couple got pregnant.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Bugonia director Yorgos Lanthimos discusses the wildly different interpretations viewers have had on the film's shocking ending.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
The reviews have been wildly mixed.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Interior designer Ashley Macuga’s husband, Ben, was undergoing cancer treatment when something wildly unexpected happened—the couple got pregnant.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Bugonia director Yorgos Lanthimos discusses the wildly different interpretations viewers have had on the film's shocking ending.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
Adverb
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Skattebo’s Giants teammates immediately saw the nature of the injury and frantically waved to the sideline for medical attention.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sly, Enders and the other journalists Tice had befriended during his rapid professional rise frantically reached out to their contacts, but nobody knew what had happened to him.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sharon is extremely annoying, but my heart does break for her a tiny bit here.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Satchel Crossbody This effortlessly chic crossbody bag will add an elegant flair to any daytime look while also being extremely functional.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Disney is incredibly unlikely to ever admit that politics were a factor in Doctor Who‘s cancellation, but Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension was revealing of the company’s desire to minimize MAGA wrath.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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There’s always someone around the corner who’s eager to please you, but being so recognizable can become incredibly isolating as well.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, her mom and aunt can be heard laughing uncontrollably behind the camera.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The best anecdote is one about the film’s sneak preview in Pasadena where the audience, expecting another Exorcist, started laughing uncontrollably at what was on screen.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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And then, in the very last draft, my editor asked me to clarify for her how the science worked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Krasinski also has the least interesting yet very successful Hollywood career imaginable, but that doesn’t mean he should be exiled or worse.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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With its frozen setting, enigmatic characters, and haunting tone, Let The Right One In is, at its core, a twisted and terribly sad love story — as all the best vampire movies are.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Something went terribly wrong in the flavor-infusion process.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kennedy’s retirement from active service on the court was followed by a rancorous and highly political process of confirmation for Kavanaugh, who was successfully nominated by Trump in 2018.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The idea came from Nammour’s work at Airbnb, where she was tasked with corralling the booking platform’s sprawling and highly sensitive data, from home addresses to medical information.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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