Thesaurus results for WILDERNESS

wilderness

noun

ˈwil-dər-nəs

Definition of wilderness

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 Bruney was bleeding heavily, so fellow triathlete Matthew Davis, a wilderness first responder, used the cord on his swim buoy as a tourniquet, the outlet reported. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The survival thriller sees Pitt, a former Army Special Forces soldier, who must find a way back to civilization after his small plane crashes deep in the Alaskan wilderness. — John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 This remote and truly wild escape is both a breath of fresh air and an exhilarating adventure, with six million acres of wilderness ripe for exploring. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026 Land targeted for conservation makes up a quilt of South Florida wilderness, from coastal wetland to tropical hammocks, inhabited by rare plants, butterflies, bats, snakes and other critters. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wilderness

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Hall of Famer Greg Maddux threw wild on the ceremonial first pitch with more than 20 members of the Cubs' 150th anniversary team in attendance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Sending a 10-year-old to sit in a college classroom sounded a little wild.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wild

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Thousands of people began flooding through the entrance gates at midnight for the annual event in which participants create Black Rock City from scratch in the desert about 80 miles north of Reno.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Pressing the Gravity’s DreamDrive button (located on the steering wheel), for instance, drove me from the Northridge area in northwest Los Angeles to the high desert north of Castaic, California (about a 25-mile drive).

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of desert

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Some officials argue that would let Iceland keep control of its waters, since no EU country has fished there for decades.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Economic impact of low birth rates Persistently low birth rates could threaten a country’s ability to sustain its economy.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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