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as in wild
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a dangerous and untamed land
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as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans
tried to capture the untamed horse
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Recent Examples of untamed
The largest of the untamed fires has already torn through roughly 3,000 acres of the Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Situated in the cold, clear clutches of Lake Superior, this 98-percent untamed Isle Royale National Park in my home state is a haven for adventurers from spring through fall.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Americans pushed 1000s of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Americans pushed thousands of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Situated in the cold, clear clutches of Lake Superior, this 98-percent untamed Isle Royale National Park in my home state is a haven for adventurers from spring through fall.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Americans pushed 1000s of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Americans pushed thousands of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untamed
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The studio appeared eager to assure viewers that something wild might happen in this otherwise rote entry.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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On just his second hole of the day, the 2018 Masters champion teed off at the 12th – renowned for its raucous atmosphere and wild celebrations – with his ball eventually rolling into the cup.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Set to begin shooting in Los Angeles in February, the indie watches as a struggling family’s fresh start in a run-down apartment building turns into a fight for survival as a horde of feral cats unleashes terror, revealing the dark and deadly horrors lurking within its walls.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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Shasta County authorities at the time of the April sightings suspected the wolf mixes, described as a wolf/husky/malamute hybrid, had been owned at one time but had gone feral.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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Read Next World Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Overlooking one of the uninhabited island’s most attractive beaches, the camp features cozy tents, an on-site chef, and drinks under the stars.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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Hauptman’s house sat at the top of a ridge, a sharp undeveloped drop nearby, with the village and Palisades Charter High in front of it.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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For a new state audit released in October, city officials in four of the six STAR bond districts examined told auditors that their districts would have likely developed without the bonds as their cities expanded into undeveloped land.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
22 July 2024
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Expect seasonal, ecologically sustainable base ingredients that all influence natural sweetness.—
Melinda Newman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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As sharks generally share the same core set of olfactory receptors across different species—regardless of their different habitats and lifestyles—the natural deterrent has the potential to work across the majority of shark species.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Playing 30 pounds lighter than his time with the Spartans enabled the Detroit native to lead all interior defensive lineman in total pressures with 55.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The speakers included educator and historian Gloria Hom, Chew’s granddaughter; Alviso native Richard Santos, whose family worked for Bayside Cannery; and Grant Han, a student at BASIS High School in San Jose who has been working on a documentary about Alviso that features Chew’s story.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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