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
An example highlights a doctor improvising life-saving care at a baseball game, demonstrating how years of training enable individuals to exceed limits and apply combined skills in critical, unforeseen circumstances, ultimately becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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Ulrik Juul Christensen,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Recorded live over two days at Electrical Audio in Chicago, BASIC was largely improvised.
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Jason P. Woodbury,
Pitchfork,
22 June 2026
French Economy Minister Roland Lescure, who attended the dinner, described the signing as largely improvised.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Professional sports are better equipped to withstand a culture increasingly saturated by gambling because the rules are bargained, not improvised.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for improvise
Ulrik Juul Christensen,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Recorded live over two days at Electrical Audio in Chicago, BASIC was largely improvised.
—
Jason P. Woodbury,
Pitchfork,
22 June 2026
French Economy Minister Roland Lescure, who attended the dinner, described the signing as largely improvised.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Professional sports are better equipped to withstand a culture increasingly saturated by gambling because the rules are bargained, not improvised.
—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for improvise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvise
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One of the easiest ways for an AI maker to guide an LLM in mental health chats is to use a system-wide prompt devised by the AI maker.
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National momentum for school screen Time limits LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.
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Simple, sleek, and sophisticated, this one-shoulder jumpsuit is the easiest way to concoct a chic yet comfortable outfit.
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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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.
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Friends said he was talented and could extemporize about anything.
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“Improvise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvise. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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