as in wild
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
released the wolf back into the wilderness
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Recent Examples of wilderness
Social media users have been circulating calls for volunteers with wilderness experience.
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Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
But as the number of people in Colorado’s wilderness grows, so does the number of pets who accompany their owners onto trails.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Kentucky's vast wilderness and mountainous regions served as hideaways for bootleggers, Rein said, while the government used paid informants to sniff them out.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
But as the number of people in Colorado’s wilderness grows, so does the number of pets who accompany their owners onto trails.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Kentucky's vast wilderness and mountainous regions served as hideaways for bootleggers, Rein said, while the government used paid informants to sniff them out.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wilderness
Noun
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Out in these unforgiving wilds, the five-cabin Ultima Thule Lodge (open May through September) is a beacon of backcountry luxury on the banks of the raging Chitina River.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
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He’s thrilled to accept an invitation to spend a week doing some heavy-duty training with his idol, star quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), at White’s remote desert compound.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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But very few places have two, none have two in the desert, and none are attached to a cool, upscale casinos resort like this one, with lots of dining and entrainment on site, in the middle of the city.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Refugeoly is designed to navigate your way from a country in conflict to a country that grants you asylum, essentially a new home.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The outpouring of support for Qatar after Israel’s attack on a Hamas compound in Doha was notable, given that many of the same countries had embargoed it only a few years ago.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Wilderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wilderness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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