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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
After a childhood spent dreaming of the open range, one writer makes good with an untamed ride across Idaho.
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Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
From elephant seals and seabirds to migrating whales and resident orcas, these destinations offer front-row access to the Golden State’s raw, untamed nature up close.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Paradise Coast Sophisticated, but balanced with a natural, untamed side
Where Is The Paradise Coast?
Paradise Coast spans from Naples to Marco Island and into the western Everglades.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Small stories and events are mixed with deeper portraits of people living close to the wild and untamed nature.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
From elephant seals and seabirds to migrating whales and resident orcas, these destinations offer front-row access to the Golden State’s raw, untamed nature up close.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Paradise Coast Sophisticated, but balanced with a natural, untamed side
Where Is The Paradise Coast?
Paradise Coast spans from Naples to Marco Island and into the western Everglades.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Small stories and events are mixed with deeper portraits of people living close to the wild and untamed nature.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untamed
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Fortune Feimster partnered with Johnsonville, the popular sausage brand, for a wild Fourth of July bash at Summerfest in Milwaukee.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Best Nordstrom Anniversary Sale accessory deals Some pretty wild things are going on over in the accessories department, where high-summer necessities like city bags and sleek sunglasses are up to 45% off.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 July 2025
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Access has never been restricted to the feral cats.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, feral cats decimated native bird populations and preyed heavily on the Socorro blue lizard.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The East Asian neighbors have two ongoing disputes in the East China Sea: one over the sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku island group—administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands—and the other over energy exploration in the region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Consequently, all the oases in his model were considered uninhabited.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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This park is currently undeveloped, and a master plan is in process.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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All undeveloped land translates as opportunity, and one man who was building a business out of that proposition in 1967 was Ernest (Ernst) W. Hahn, a developer who’d just opened his first shopping mall in Santa Barbara.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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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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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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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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The natural linen and cane come together beautifully with the wood accents.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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This natural cause-and-effect helps build self-control in decision making, which is more effective than a lecture alone.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
8 July 2025
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Alabama native Judkins kicked off his football career at Ole Miss University of Mississippi.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Enderlin, an Arkansas native and graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, swapped a work shirt for a Western pearl snap before joining her fellow creatives.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
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“Untamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untamed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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