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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Four years later, the same governments improvised the same shortfalls under the conditions of national emergency.—
Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026 -
Rivilis also coaxes confident, naturalistic performances from her non-professional cast, who largely improvised their dialogue, making this a good fit for festivals with young audiences.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
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In this case, the team devised a way to directly merge the mechanophores as cross-links into common polymers.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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The team’s Mediterranean Programme was devised in response to the exponential risk of extinction to the sea’s nearly 80 species of shark and ray.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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“Extemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporized. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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