as in impromptu
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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Recent Examples of improvisation
What was promised as a more disciplined Trump 2.0 has actually emerged as a completely predictable pile of improvisations.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
By basing your entire professional career on the concept of improvisation.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the next few days, the Zaida’s crew fended off desperation with improvisation.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Corporate improv is an offshoot of applied improvisation, a field that explores the benefits of improv outside the theater.
—Sam Sanders, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
By basing your entire professional career on the concept of improvisation.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Over the next few days, the Zaida’s crew fended off desperation with improvisation.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Corporate improv is an offshoot of applied improvisation, a field that explores the benefits of improv outside the theater.
—Sam Sanders, New York Times, 25 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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