the Wild West
noun
: the western United States in the past when there were many cowboys, outlaws, etc.
stories about the Wild West
—often used before another nounWild West stories
a Wild West show
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What once felt like the Wild West has become a thriving ecosystem of university labs, independent design studios, startups, and industrial manufacturers, creating market-ready products.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Murphy has studied early rodeo photography, too, particularly the souvenir postcards that proliferated after the Wild West shows died out and things like Cheyenne Frontier Days and the Pendleton Round-Up took over.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
My friend made T-shirts in SoHo, when SoHo was the Wild West.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
The clean beauty space has often been compared to the Wild West.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Murphy has studied early rodeo photography, too, particularly the souvenir postcards that proliferated after the Wild West shows died out and things like Cheyenne Frontier Days and the Pendleton Round-Up took over.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
My friend made T-shirts in SoHo, when SoHo was the Wild West.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
The clean beauty space has often been compared to the Wild West.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Wild West
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“The Wild West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Wild%20West. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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