as in impromptu
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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Elsewhere, Blumberg commissioned piano-string improvisations from Sophie Agnel, a synth-pop beat from Vince Clarke, and frenzied bebop jazz, played live on set by drummer Antonin Gerbal, double bassist Joel Grip, saxophonist Pierre Borel, and pianist Simon Sieger.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In this week’s promo for Saturday Night Live, a bespectacled, dressed down Gaga — who will be both host and musical guest Saturday — sits at a piano in the SNL offices, performing musical improvisations that comment on various cast members passing through.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
India has used a mix of improvisation, co-optation, and coercion to control the northeast, often betraying its own constitutional values in the process.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The survival mechanics may turn players away and sometimes even stifle your current approach, but situations like these force improvisation and is part of the fun.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In this week’s promo for Saturday Night Live, a bespectacled, dressed down Gaga — who will be both host and musical guest Saturday — sits at a piano in the SNL offices, performing musical improvisations that comment on various cast members passing through.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
India has used a mix of improvisation, co-optation, and coercion to control the northeast, often betraying its own constitutional values in the process.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The survival mechanics may turn players away and sometimes even stifle your current approach, but situations like these force improvisation and is part of the fun.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for improvisation
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“Improvisation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvisation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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