wildness

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Recent Examples of wildness In this wildness of abjection, trans poetics offered me a language upon which my future reflection could lean. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 And this column is eternally grateful for his help in getting us through another day of quadrupleheader weirdness and wildness. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Trevor Rogers pitched into the eighth inning, Coby Mayo homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles took advantage of Cleveland's wildness on the mound, beating the Guardians 6-4 on Monday to snap a six-game losing streak. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 After that, Cantillo handed the Angels two runs with his wildness. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 The Twins then capitalized on Robert Gasser’s wildness to score three runs in the second. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Unlike cows, Garner said, yaks have not had all their wildness bred out of them. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 That connection to the wildness of the lake can’t help but change you, Schatz says, and at some point becomes more than a visual touchstone. — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 There was a wildness in it, something animal that had slipped free. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildness
Noun
  • According to the report, the physical evidence from the scene could show that Williams tried to speed up and squeeze past Perez’s car, creating reasonable doubt that the officer acted with criminal recklessness.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The criminal recklessness and handgun felony charges were dismissed.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Her behavior shows a carelessness about money, the kind of real money that could send a person to college.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But that drop in intensity quickly veered into carelessness, with the defence failing to assert its composure amid loose passes and hapless communication mix-ups.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Still, being private isn’t a license to let laxness creep in.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Holden’s moral rigor is refreshing in a cultural moment marked by an unsettling mix of cynicism and heedlessness.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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