ad hoc

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Recent Examples of ad hoc And that bill continued to grow as the regime of ad hoc restrictions continued into late 2022, long past when most of the rest of the world had learned to live with the virus. Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023 Membership also includes access to virtual workshops, podcasts, and GrowthMentor’s community Slack channel, and ad hoc in-person events hosted in 14 cities globally. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023 But this ad hoc approach raises questions of equity. Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023 The Concerned Citizens of NY-03 describes itself as an ad hoc, nonpartisan group of residents who want Santos out of office. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for ad hoc
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad hoc
impromptu
Adjective
  • Near the end of the night, several students reportedly made an impromptu decision to swim in the river near Dartmouth's student docks.
    Corin Cesaric, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • Laxe revels in the beauty and imposing scale of the Sahara desert (where Sirat was filmed) with scenes of the cars rolling up steep mountains or getting lost in impromptu sand storms.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025

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“Ad hoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20hoc. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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