as in devising
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 improvising
Without governance, students receive mixed messages and faculty are left improvising in isolation.
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Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Since 2022, Wysocki has established himself as social media’s favorite cast member on Make Some Noise, Dropout’s game show in which contestants are rewarded points for improvising scenes based on comedic prompts.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Which is especially odd considering the many examples of their peers improvising, adapting, repurposing players to fit a role as required.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Washington is unsurprisingly mesmerizing, improvising small gestures and throwing away lines.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
There is no need to look any further than Allen, Daboll’s former pupil, for a blueprint of how holding the ball and improvising can go right.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Since 2022, Wysocki has established himself as social media’s favorite cast member on Make Some Noise, Dropout’s game show in which contestants are rewarded points for improvising scenes based on comedic prompts.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Which is especially odd considering the many examples of their peers improvising, adapting, repurposing players to fit a role as required.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Washington is unsurprisingly mesmerizing, improvising small gestures and throwing away lines.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
There is no need to look any further than Allen, Daboll’s former pupil, for a blueprint of how holding the ball and improvising can go right.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvising
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Meanwhile, researchers were devising methods to make McIntoshes more reliable to grow and using the McIntosh to develop hybrid apples like the Cortland and Milton.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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One of the biggest difficulties in devising laws on the topic of AI for mental health involves defining what constitutes AI for mental health.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Minicucci scored the winning 13-yard touchdown against UConn, faking a handoff and sprinting right up the middle.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Voice biometrics can spot inconsistencies in tone and cadence, detecting when an AI is faking your speech.—
Ihar Kliashchou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Improvising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvising. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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