as in improvisation
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
the performance features a two-minute improv as well as scripted segments
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Recent Examples of improv
Ali said that working with Smith opened her up to the power of improv, too.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Ohs still brought the same run-and-gun, video-making, improv ethos to the larger-scale (for him) film, though.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
My brain was split every day of shooting between the exacting work of bunraku puppetry and the looseness of the playful improv.
—Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
But improv is also a community.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Ohs still brought the same run-and-gun, video-making, improv ethos to the larger-scale (for him) film, though.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
My brain was split every day of shooting between the exacting work of bunraku puppetry and the looseness of the playful improv.
—Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
But improv is also a community.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improv
improvisation
Noun
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There was very little room for improvisation.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Over the next hour of improvisation, Jarrett stuck to the middle of the piano for extended periods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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“Improv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improv. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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