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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Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.
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Bright leads the cast of Off Campus as Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett in order to catch the attention of her crush, Justin.
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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.
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History shows that such a regime escalates, improvises and takes risks that appear irrational from an outside perspective but are entirely rational from within.
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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.
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.
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The brand manufactures across Italy, Portugal, and Türkiye.
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Surewerx, which manufactures protective and safety clothing like work boots and hi-vis apparel, has appointed Shawn Gregg chief operating officer.
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Many fans found the finale of the original Dexter series, wherein Dexter fakes his own death and disappears in Oregon, unsatisfying.
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Jenna Ushkowitz was a Spring Awakening costar of Lea Michele's when Ryan Murphy cast her to play the one-time goth Tina, who fakes a stutter to stand out at school.
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“Extemporizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporizes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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