as in concocts
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 improvises
At one point, Paul improvises a blowtorch and singes Carey’s face, leaving his peepers hairless.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Ubisoft, a large game developer and publisher, incorporated generative AI features into a prototype role-playing game, in which a large language model (LLM) improvises dialogue for NPCs on the fly.
—Alan Stafford, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Ubisoft, a large game developer and publisher, incorporated generative AI features into a prototype role-playing game, in which a large language model (LLM) improvises dialogue for NPCs on the fly.
—Alan Stafford, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Improvises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvises. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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