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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Grizzly bears generally live to be around 25, though some in the wild have lived for over 35 years, according to the Fish & Wildlife Service.
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CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2014, about 2,500 Indian rhinos lived in the wild.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
After witnessing the Big Five in the wild, travelers will hop aboard the Rovos Rail, which runs from Pretoria, South Africa, to Zimbabwe.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
While parts of tailed deer had been found in python necropsies before, this was the first time biologists had witnessed it in the wild, Bartoszek said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2014, about 2,500 Indian rhinos lived in the wild.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
After witnessing the Big Five in the wild, travelers will hop aboard the Rovos Rail, which runs from Pretoria, South Africa, to Zimbabwe.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
While parts of tailed deer had been found in python necropsies before, this was the first time biologists had witnessed it in the wild, Bartoszek said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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 5 Nov. 2024.
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