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extemporize

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to perform, make, or do without preparation
  • a good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned

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“Extemporize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporize. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.

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