Exploited in the wild, means there is evidence that attackers have actively used the vulnerability against real systems, before or after a patch was available.Exploited in the wild means that it affected people even though it was patched some time after exploitation.
The examples do not include POCs only.
It does not require that the patch already existed or that exploitation continued after patching. The key point is confirmed, real-world exploitation, not just theoretical or lab proof.