as in to devise
to perform, make, or do without preparation
since the award was a complete surprise, I improvised an acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of improvise
Using a game like D&D as the rules to provide an engine for an adventure, players and their DM improvise and act out a story together.
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James Grebey, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
The industry struggled to find the language to convey to fans that, like the Beatles, the two studio explorers were holed up improvising new recording techniques and increasingly disinterested in being performing entities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Music is the message for Danny Kean, who has been traversing North America for 20 years, improvising on a piano in the back of his pickup.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Surprisingly, for a film about improv comics, there wasn't much improvising in the movie, except for Mohammed.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025
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James Grebey, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
The industry struggled to find the language to convey to fans that, like the Beatles, the two studio explorers were holed up improvising new recording techniques and increasingly disinterested in being performing entities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Music is the message for Danny Kean, who has been traversing North America for 20 years, improvising on a piano in the back of his pickup.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Surprisingly, for a film about improv comics, there wasn't much improvising in the movie, except for Mohammed.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvise
Verb
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In Season 3, Pink Guard No-eul devises a plan to rescue Gyeong-seok (Player 246) and get him safely off the island.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Under the system of graft O’Connor devised, out-of-town crooks checked in with an underworld go-between, who would collect their name, address and a cash bribe.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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Renato Paiva concocted a bold scheme that saw his Botafogo defend in an aggressively high line and limit PSG’s space.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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To keep pace, Hans Zimmer has concocted a visceral new growl that rattles our seats.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The future, instead, seems to belong to the teams and coaches who are willing to be a little more flexible and see their role as providing a platform on which their players might extemporize.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2023
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Friends said he was talented and could extemporize about anything.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2023
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“Improvise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvise. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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