as in impromptu
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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Recent Examples of improvisation
On another project, Dutch audiovisual experts collaborated with French-only contractors, a mix that required not just translation, but diplomacy and improvisation.
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Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Rather than traditional auditions, Yoon conducted improvisation workshops where actors didn’t initially know their roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The fights encouraged improvisation, with Bond shooting guns and throwing them (and other objects in the environment) at enemies.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The trio regrouped with nearly a dozen other musicians in the studio, fixating on improvisation.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
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Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Rather than traditional auditions, Yoon conducted improvisation workshops where actors didn’t initially know their roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The fights encouraged improvisation, with Bond shooting guns and throwing them (and other objects in the environment) at enemies.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The trio regrouped with nearly a dozen other musicians in the studio, fixating on improvisation.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvisation
improv
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These are great comedians, working up their scenes, as before, from hours of improv.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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My only real defense was Sue, one of the jesterlike presenters, who shielded me and did a remarkable, jazzlike expletive improv until everyone gave up trying to film.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Improvisation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvisation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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