the wild
noun
: a wild, free, or natural place, state, or existence
The plants were collected from the wild.
They will return the animal to the wild when it is healthy.
I've only seen that animal in a zoo, never in the wild.
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New faces suiting up for the wild flight included Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Connelly.
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Georgia Slater, People.com, 16 May 2025
After the wild third act in Final Destination Bloodlines, the credits begin to roll with a view of the newspaper clippings that Stefanie assembled.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Not even the endless crowing about this daredevil feat in the marketing campaign leading up to the Cannes Film Festival premiere (and the movie’s release on May 23rd) can suck the exhilaration and sense of awe of watching this extended jaunt through the wild blue yonder.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
After migrating south for the winter, about a third of piping plovers hatched in the wild return to their birthplace during their first summer.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
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Georgia Slater, People.com, 16 May 2025
After the wild third act in Final Destination Bloodlines, the credits begin to roll with a view of the newspaper clippings that Stefanie assembled.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Not even the endless crowing about this daredevil feat in the marketing campaign leading up to the Cannes Film Festival premiere (and the movie’s release on May 23rd) can suck the exhilaration and sense of awe of watching this extended jaunt through the wild blue yonder.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
After migrating south for the winter, about a third of piping plovers hatched in the wild return to their birthplace during their first summer.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the wild
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“The wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wild. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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