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
While the plan was initially seen as an off-the-cuff remark by Trump, the wheels were put into motion.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 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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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 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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All students must complete an impromptu essay, which involves reading a short text and responding to a question about it within a two-hour time limit.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film, shot in the sort of seemingly improvisational, realistic style championed by John Cassavetes, may be too raw for mainstream consumption, but deservingly snagged the festival’s award for Best First Feature.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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By comparison, campaign two felt more scattered and improvisational (befitting a D&D game).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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