as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
upon learning that it was her birthday, we had an ad hoc celebration right there in the restaurant
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad hoc
Adjective
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But such impromptu races weren’t unknown at the time.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some stood on large metal dumpsters that blocked all traffic, banging on them, while others gave speeches at the growing impromptu memorial for Pretti, who was a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Isa gives a behind-the-scenes account of an at-times improvised process on a tight deadline.—
John Wilkerson,
STAT,
20 Jan. 2026
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For the 60-minute monologue, which started as an improvised homage for the artist’s retrospectives at the Brooklyn Museum and MOCA Los Angeles 20 years ago, Smith sets out to help audience members get a deeper sense of the young man behind the myth.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Worse, perhaps, leadership in moments of upheaval requires a certain theatricality and improvisational creativity that establishment Republican politicians tend to lack.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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The bigger concern is the improvisational contributions from Nix — big scrambles, off-platform throws, odd-angle deliveries — have been a significant part of an offense that has struggled at times to hang its hat on anything else consistently.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Ad hoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20hoc. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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