improvisation
noun
im·pro·vi·sa·tion
(ˌ)im-ˌprä-və-ˈzā-shən 
ˌim-prə-və-,
also ˌim-prə-(ˌ)vī-
1
: the act or art of improvising
2
: something (such as a musical or dramatic composition) improvised
improvisationally
adverb
Examples of improvisation in a Sentence
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.
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Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
In the hours that followed, her team undertook an operation that was less an improvisation than a culmination of years spent cultivating allies, including some forty-seven hundred delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
His uncanny ability to draw from so many musical styles and genres was amazing and his gift for improvisation was unmatched.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
The result is a futuristic improvisation that sounds different every time the composition plays.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
In the hours that followed, her team undertook an operation that was less an improvisation than a culmination of years spent cultivating allies, including some forty-seven hundred delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
His uncanny ability to draw from so many musical styles and genres was amazing and his gift for improvisation was unmatched.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
The result is a futuristic improvisation that sounds different every time the composition plays.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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improvisation
noun
im·pro·vi·sa·tion
(ˌ)im-ˌpräv-ə-ˈzā-shən
ˌim-prə-və-
1
: the act or art of improvising
2
: something that is improvised
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