Meaning of in the wild | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated.
   usually
2. At large.
   figuratively
3. In practical use, as opposed to in a dictionary or wordlist.
   figuratively
4. By coincidence in the course of everyday life.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“But during its lifetime, a single macaw left in the wild might yield⟳ more than 16 times as much in tourist income.”

“A new, deadly type⟳ of virus has been detected in the wild.”

“Many of the exploits discovered by cyber security researchers are often found and patched before the public is even made aware of the problem or actual exploits are found out in the wild.”

“This word is very rare; it may be difficult to find⟳ usages of it in the wild.”

“I'd seen this stock⟳ photo in memes a hundred times, but yesterday I saw⟳ it in the wild, illustrating a magazine article.”

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