wild card
noun
a card having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
wild cards
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pluralof wild card.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the wild cards for the bond market is what happens with stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Both of these films are wild cards in their own right.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
CPUs are essential for running inference workloads demanded by agentic AI, but there are various wild cards to consider.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The characters are like those in a deck of wild cards designed by Salvador Dalí, but somehow the game Ionesco prepares never takes off here.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
When the announcer finishes introducing the wild cards, the spotlights sweep to the area of the stadium where the official teams are sitting.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
