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existing without human habitation or cultivation that land has been completely wild since the owners abandoned it

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wild

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adverb

wild

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noun

as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation some animals aren't meant to live outside of the wild

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Recent Examples of wild
Adjective
That lack of response made things even wilder when Danza appeared later on the show to teach the ladies how to make his famous date sauce. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025 Second game in 2024 was electric atmosphere in wild 41-34 Tide win. Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Salmon from the North Pacific Ocean that is wild-caught, high in quality protein, and high in omega-3 long-chain fatty acids including EPA and DHA. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022 During the Depression, people ate wild-growing weeds such as dandelions out of necessity. Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
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Folks who want to experience Canada’s wild should beeline to one of its famed preserves. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025 Whether exploring the Royal Botanic Garden or watching sunset from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair—hand-carved by convicts in 1810—the city feels luminous, expansive, and just a little wild. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wild
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Adjective
  • For example, in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, invasive species like rats and feral cats are considered one of the main causes of extinctions, including to the islands’ famous birds.
    Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Like a faulty fire hydrant, or a vacuum cleaner whizzing up and down with the uncontrollable hysteria of a feral raccoon, our directive was to suck up as many clicks as possible through every angle imaginable.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Nintendo Switch era has been turbulent for the franchise, to put it mildly.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Now, in an increasingly turbulent world, those barriers are going back up.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the film, Credenza runs the bizarre amusement park of Twitlandia alongside her husband — delighting in dirty pranks, filth and cruelty along the way.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • However, an anonymous NFL general manager has urged the team to target a bizarre position instead.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas Wentworth Higginson spent his leisure time writing down the strange new lyrics in his journal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The place was a dump, with paint chipping from the ceilings, floors slanted at strange angles, rodent droppings situated along the floorboards, and paper-thin walls that welcomed in bitter winter air.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The two superstars continued to trade moves with one another in a frantic finish.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So the frantic pace of decision-making today risks locking in emissions tomorrow; some of Melka’s data center clients are happy to run on gas or even diesel generators and save their sustainability goals for some other time.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ashley Johnson and star/executive producer Travis Willingham tee up what's coming for their soft barbarian lady.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bailey plays half-elf ranger Vex, O’Brien is her twin brother Vax, Willingham is the lovable barbarian Grog, Johnson is the holy gnome cleric Pike, Jaffe is the royal gunslinger Percy, Ray is magical half-elf druid Keyleth and Riegel is the raunchy gnome bard Scanlan.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Both backs seemed excited about employing more pony looks.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • He could also be seen nodding his approval after the dance — and earning a thunderous round of excited shouts from the audience.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wild. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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