as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
having gotten into hot water with some unfortunate off-the-cuff remarks, the candidate now limits himself to his carefully prepared campaign speech
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Recent Examples of off-the-cuff
From such legendary acts as the S.F. Mine Troupe to BATS Improv to Made Up Theatre and host of other troupes and improv schools, raw and off-the-cuff humor clearly has a home in these parts.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
Their reunion proved life changing for Berthia, who gave an off-the-cuff speech while presenting Briggs with his award that floored the hundreds of people in attendance.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump made several off-the-cuff comments about the National Guard's deployment in the nation's capital, now in its eighth day, during a news conference in the Oval Office on Friday about World Cup plans.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
While a professional photographer delivers posed formal portraits meant to be framed for a lifetime—Gen-Z and Millennial brides, O’Connor and Bellamy figured, might want to view their wedding through a more off-the-cuff, lo-fi lens.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
Their reunion proved life changing for Berthia, who gave an off-the-cuff speech while presenting Briggs with his award that floored the hundreds of people in attendance.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump made several off-the-cuff comments about the National Guard's deployment in the nation's capital, now in its eighth day, during a news conference in the Oval Office on Friday about World Cup plans.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
While a professional photographer delivers posed formal portraits meant to be framed for a lifetime—Gen-Z and Millennial brides, O’Connor and Bellamy figured, might want to view their wedding through a more off-the-cuff, lo-fi lens.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-cuff
Adjective
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And then, after that, Edgecombe goes through another impromptu workout with development guru and Sixers assistant Rico Hines.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Between Kim Kardashian’s new power pixie and Kris Jenner’s impromptu platinum bleach job, there seems to be a Freaky Friday situation going down at the KarJenners’ this week.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While most of the multiplayer modes are different flavors of the same idea, there’s a perpetually improvisational element that makes Battlefield 6 shine where other shooters falter.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Songs were influenced by improvisational and bebop jazz, as well as gospel.—
Jenny Adams,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.—
Caroline Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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The researchers believe this error was not from its knowledge base but was an improvised guess based on their prior conversation about the square’s diagonal.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Off-the-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-cuff. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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