as in to devise
to perform, make, or do without preparation
since the award was a complete surprise, I improvised an acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of improvise
Having secured the presidential nomination without winning a single primary and with three months to go before Election Day, Harris was forced to improvise.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
But on the spot the two also decided to improvise as Sánchez-Vidal took their testosterone shot on the wrestling mat — a moment met with thunderous applause.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
But once the song started, the musicians had the freedom to explore and improvise.
—Ariel Katz, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The outtakes that end each installment of Poppa’s House leave the overall impression that it’s largely improvised, which may explain why there are certain fallback comic approaches and targets.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
But on the spot the two also decided to improvise as Sánchez-Vidal took their testosterone shot on the wrestling mat — a moment met with thunderous applause.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
But once the song started, the musicians had the freedom to explore and improvise.
—Ariel Katz, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The outtakes that end each installment of Poppa’s House leave the overall impression that it’s largely improvised, which may explain why there are certain fallback comic approaches and targets.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvise
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The trio devised rudimentary games involving images and text questions.Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many cable-news mainstays are devising new programming concepts that move away from the industry standard of single-host opinion programs.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Emilia eventually concocts a risky scheme to reunite with her family under the guise of a relative.Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hyman and his team also concocted a devilish backstory for Tony to explain some of his ostentatious wealth.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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The future, instead, seems to belong to the teams and coaches who are willing to be a little more flexible and see their role as providing a platform on which their players might extemporize.Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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Friends said he was talented and could extemporize about anything.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2023
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“Improvise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvise. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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