improvise
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ad-lib, clap (together or up), extemporize, fake
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Many of these decisions—particularly the appointments and the tariffs—appeared to have been largely improvised and were carried out without consultation of relevant leaders and stakeholders. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Corruption Is the Tie that Binds for Trump-Era Republicans," 11 June 2019 Zendaya improvised one such scene to create a moment that felt as authentic as possible. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Zendaya Improvised One Of Euphoria's Most Emotional Scenes," 25 June 2019 With both law enforcement and enemies hot on their trail in Casablanca, Danny and Lexi (Matt Barr, Sofia Pernas) must improvise to stay alive and out of jail. — Ed Stockly, latimes.com, "What's on TV Tuesday: ‘Blood & Treasure’ on CBS," 24 June 2019 In 2012, French jazz musician Bernard Lubat improvised with the Continuator, which was trained in his style of musicianship, leaving audiences unable to distinguish the difference between the machine and the musician. — Suyin Haynes, Time, "This Robot Artist Just Became the First to Stage a Solo Exhibition. What Does That Say About Creativity?," 17 June 2019 Among his many pursuits, Leonardo improvised melodies on the lira da braccio, a Renaissance-era stringed instrument, and studied the intricacies of acoustics and musical design in his notebooks. — Claudia Kalb, National Geographic, "Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death," 12 June 2019 Trump often improvises his remarks and is known for bold declarations in person and on his Twitter account. — Washington Post, "In Peru, Pence defends Syrian strike to Latin America allies," 15 Apr. 2018 Voldemort awkwardly hugging Draco was not scripted, but improvised by Ralph Fiennes. — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "33 Mind-Blowing "Harry Potter" Movie Facts That'll Make You Want to Watch Them All Over Again," 31 Jan. 2019 Wide receiver Marcus Johnson hauled in a diving touchdown grab in the corner of the end zone from Wilson, who had improvised and rolled out of the pocket in a red zone drill. — Mike Vorel, The Seattle Times, "Seahawks training camp Day 10: What happened, injury report, highlights and more," 7 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'improvise.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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