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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
This commitment to less information is wildly counterproductive.
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Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
The essence of Mars is wildly passionate, but don’t let its lust for life fool you.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t mean Soderbergh’s exercise in technical restraints and goofy but wildly entertaining suspense is disposable, though, by any means.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The firm’s stock price saw wildly volatile moves last week, up by as much as 77% on Tuesday and by another 120% on Wednesday.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
The essence of Mars is wildly passionate, but don’t let its lust for life fool you.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t mean Soderbergh’s exercise in technical restraints and goofy but wildly entertaining suspense is disposable, though, by any means.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The firm’s stock price saw wildly volatile moves last week, up by as much as 77% on Tuesday and by another 120% on Wednesday.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
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Every year around this time, as college basketball casuals start frantically Googling for Cinderellas, bracket breakdown marathons blanket TV airwaves and CBS’ Seth Davis predicts his fourth double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16, an upset favorite begins to emerge.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rally-goers were seen in footage on social media dispersing frantically during a 15-minute silence that was being observed during the protest.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The calming mix of colloidal oatmeal, beta-glucan (a skin repairing molecule that smooths rough skin), and glycerin is extremely gentle and more than suitable for sensitive skin, too.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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His run at Gonzaga was extremely memorable and had NBA teams incredibly excited for his potential.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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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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In an incredibly clumsy move to penetrate the Chinese market, Facebook secretly released apps in the country through shell corporations without authorization, but supposedly with the tacit approval of China’s internet regulator.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Digital partners that enable end to end supplier integration can have an incredibly powerful impact on supply chain operations for all involved.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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That should cover plenty of Soto at-bats, which are very entertaining.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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In the movie, Nicholson plays a bank robber whose heist goes terribly wrong, leaving a trail of death and destruction behind.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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And, when Andreeva did just that and snagged the big title, no one who’s been following women’s tennis was terribly surprised.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Bidding for Stem, which in 2023 secured a $250 million credit agreement with Victory Park Capital, was said to be highly competitive.—
Shirley Halperin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000 due to the highly effective vaccination program, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Experts can be too confident in their abilities, and followers may be too unsure to say something.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Real Madrid also considered bidding for Isak in the summer of 2022 but believed the price to be too steep.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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