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Recent Examples of unscripted
His staff shielded him from spontaneous encounters with the media, stepping in to lead him away from unscripted situations.
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Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Married at First Sight will join the likes of Love Island — which became a breakout on Peacock last summer — and The Traitors in Peacock’s unscripted lineup, which is now under the purview of Frances Berwick following a restructuring of NBCUniversal’s TV business.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
The 59-year-old actor was cast into an unscripted drama in 2024 when her husband became a candidate for president.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
On Monday, January 27, Sigourney Weaver's West End performance took an unscripted turn when climate activists from Just Stop Oil disrupted the show.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Married at First Sight will join the likes of Love Island — which became a breakout on Peacock last summer — and The Traitors in Peacock’s unscripted lineup, which is now under the purview of Frances Berwick following a restructuring of NBCUniversal’s TV business.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
The 59-year-old actor was cast into an unscripted drama in 2024 when her husband became a candidate for president.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
On Monday, January 27, Sigourney Weaver's West End performance took an unscripted turn when climate activists from Just Stop Oil disrupted the show.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscripted
Adjective
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This crossfire of looks reads so unrehearsed that when their gazes do meet, it feels charged with tension.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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His questions were clearly prepared, but his delivery seemed unrehearsed.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While pet-sitting for a client, Valente performed an impromptu operatic meow to grab the cat's attention for a photo—an effort that worked flawlessly.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The impromptu reunion quickly escalated into full-on late-night chaos.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And Jonathan said, as [he’s being choked], was this extemporaneous?—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
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That might explain why the Portland-via-Fort Lauderdale post-hardcore band performs with such extemporaneous vigor on Deep Sage, thrashing and flailing in a release of anger that trades blind rage for determined revenge.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
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There’s certainly a spirit of lively, spontaneous community in the film’s ensemble of screen newcomers, all cast from the region and fluent in its distinctive Henan dialect, who collectively contribute a vital air of careworn, lived-in human texture to proceedings.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Luna will also meet with electric Uranus in an exhilarating trine, shaking things up with a spontaneous trip or a philosophical conversation that sparks a new romantic connection.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The troops deployed there were unprepared and ill-equipped, sent to pursue objectives that could be bafflingly opaque.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the most unsettling feature of a less vaccinated future, though, is how unprepared the U.S. is to confront a resurgence of pathogens.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Read more: The Netflix Korean Dramas to Look Out For in 2025 According to Kim, the double date was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, driven by the Si-an love polygon.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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Resolutions are at times a spur-of-the-moment consideration.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The unplanned synchronicity of these looks created a stunning visual against the snowy backdrop.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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The clue pairs in this grid that seem too clever to be unplanned start here.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My robes and caftans from the brand are among my most treasured pieces with their unstudied, easy elegance.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Plus, rapid weight loss associated with the drug may contribute to gallstone formation, while the emotional and psychological impacts of sudden changes in appetite and body composition remain unstudied.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Unscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscripted. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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