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extemporized

verb

past tense of extemporize
as in improvised
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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  1. improvised
  2. devised
  3. concocted
Verb
  • The family and courts then improvised around evidentiary power that nobody had planned for.
    — Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The people who had improvised their way through 2016 had a playbook by 2020.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of improvised
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  • Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, a potential workaround for this was famously devised in 1994 by physicist Miguel Alcubierre, who argued that rather than using a propulsion system to accelerate the spacecraft itself, spacetime could be distorted around it.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of devised
Verb
  • Martha’s concocted plenty over the years, including her cider-bourbon cocktail made with apple cider, bourbon, lemon juice, ginger, and apple garnishes.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The young lady had specially flown in from New York and Alan had concocted a piece of simple blackmail.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of concocted
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“Extemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporized. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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