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Recent Examples of wildness
Cataloging these uses of this phrase must widen our sense of the stark differences expressed by Pride and Prejudice’s other characters about Elizabeth’s almost-wildness.
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Known for raising his arms like a human DeLorean while peering in for his sign, Kimbrel has been prone to bouts of wildness.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Central Park’s wildness, though, shall not be denied.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The downside to that wildness is exploitable attack loops that lead to infinities.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Known for raising his arms like a human DeLorean while peering in for his sign, Kimbrel has been prone to bouts of wildness.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Central Park’s wildness, though, shall not be denied.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
The downside to that wildness is exploitable attack loops that lead to infinities.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildness
Noun
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Patterson was previously convicted of intimidation in 2012, criminal recklessness in 2017 and escape in 2019, filings show.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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That’s left her with a lingering case of PTSD that’s manifested as anger, recklessness, and general hostility.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recently, fans and the media have been focusing more on him due to his recurring mistakes, apparently caused by carelessness with and without the ball, as well as his spotty health record.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At other times, the result can be both immediate and devastating, as seen in many traffic accidents caused by impatience, inattentiveness, or rashness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Wildness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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