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as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner
upon being dismissed, the students dashed wildly off in all directions
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as in extremely
to a great degree
trespassers make the recluse wildly angry
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Recent Examples of wildly
The best vanilla perfumes are wildly underrated in their versatility.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
According to historians and experts in political speech, Trump’s wildly vacillating rhetoric is unique among presidents — many of whom have overpromised or shifted positions, but few so wildly.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
On their first date, a Jethro Tull concert, the two danced so wildly that Carla broke her ankle and Joe had to carry her out to his 280ZX afterward.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
But the foundation here is shaky: A wildly erratic tone and an overload of preposterous cliffhangers end up spoiling all the fun, leaving us with a bad case of buyer’s remorse.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
According to historians and experts in political speech, Trump’s wildly vacillating rhetoric is unique among presidents — many of whom have overpromised or shifted positions, but few so wildly.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
On their first date, a Jethro Tull concert, the two danced so wildly that Carla broke her ankle and Joe had to carry her out to his 280ZX afterward.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
But the foundation here is shaky: A wildly erratic tone and an overload of preposterous cliffhangers end up spoiling all the fun, leaving us with a bad case of buyer’s remorse.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
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Thankfully, after a weekend spent frantically scrubbing her skin, Ryan did manage to remove most of the paint.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Buildings can, and should be, extremely durable and capable of virtually endless modification and adaptation.Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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All of it wild-caught.Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2020
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Our first stop is in a wild-looking stretch 200 yards south of the railroad tracks and State Street.Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
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The documentary highlights his global fame, something which has baffled Mackie, who comes across as incredibly grounded, despite his influence.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The actress turned out to have a knack for creating incredibly fun Instagrams, putting her in a pantheon of stars who are just as fun to watch on the super-small screen, that includes Reese Witherspoon, Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow.Alex Apatoff, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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And one of the men inadvertently let out a very … loud sound.Ted Koppel, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Almost all of the editors said this croissant was very plain, lacked flavor, and reminded them more of white bread than a croissant.Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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That actually didn’t turn out terribly and was surprisingly bipartisan at the end.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Foxx’s health was failing terribly, and his vitals were down.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the highly divisive political climate of the national election, workplaces were bound to be impacted by employees who couldn't help but bring their politics to the office.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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This rehabilitation program is highly individualized and can include audiologists, speech-language pathologists, educators of the deaf, and your friends and family.Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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Human individual rights and protecting them are awesome, too.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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He’s named specifically, but so, too, is his wife Yoko Ono, as well as their Plastic Ono Band.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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