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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Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
The final games of the wild 2024-25 regular season are tonight, and today the NHL released its TV schedule for Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Volatility from zero-day options Zero-day-to-expiration options are partly to blame for the wild swings in the stock market recently.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Ramps growing in the wild in Europe and those growing wild in the United States are not the same species.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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