as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
stumbled through an improvised reply to an unexpected question at the press conference
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as in concocted
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 improvised
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Did any scenes or moments have to be improvised or changed because some dogs weren't cooperating?
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Hechinger pointed to one particular sequence that was improvised with the crowd of extras.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
In response, the Church improvised to allow people to go to confession with innovative solutions like drive-up confessions.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 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
But what made the audition especially memorable was the way de Bont, 80, and Reeves had improvised a makeshift bus.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
How much of their banter was improvised?
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
It’s entirely improvised, and there’s a call-and-shout response that’s extraordinarily chaotic.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
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So a lot of his material is improvised, that comes out of the moment.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Did any scenes or moments have to be improvised or changed because some dogs weren't cooperating?
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Hechinger pointed to one particular sequence that was improvised with the crowd of extras.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
In response, the Church improvised to allow people to go to confession with innovative solutions like drive-up confessions.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 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
But what made the audition especially memorable was the way de Bont, 80, and Reeves had improvised a makeshift bus.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
How much of their banter was improvised?
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
It’s entirely improvised, and there’s a call-and-shout response that’s extraordinarily chaotic.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
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