extemporizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of extemporize
as in devises
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extemporizes
  1. devises
  2. improvises
  3. concocts
  4. manufactures
  5. fakes
Verb
  • The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
Definition of devises
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  • Xi is not a transactional politician who improvises policy on a whim, who posts his intentions on social media, or changes his mind in the meeting.
    — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • History shows that such a regime escalates, improvises and takes risks that appear irrational from an outside perspective but are entirely rational from within.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of improvises
Verb
  • Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of concocts
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  • Highline Warren manufactures and distributes aftermarket products for automotive maintenance.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Tiger Aesthetics, the company that manufactures alloClae, said more than 2,000 patients have been injected with it since May 2025.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of manufactures
Verb
  • When Bella unexpectedly dies, Ricky fakes his own death and runs off into the woods, forcing Hector to track him down.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
  • Many fans found the finale of the original Dexter series, wherein Dexter fakes his own death and disappears in Oregon, unsatisfying.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Definition of fakes
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