as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
an unrehearsed speech of thanks
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Recent Examples of unrehearsed
Unlike offline reality, where spontaneous and unrehearsed human expression is not only possible but inevitable, a life online is always reminded of its own artifice.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025
For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Format this as conversational language that sounds unrehearsed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sandra Tsing Loh served as the unrehearsed actor on opening night, following the script’s instructions and ultimately presiding over an evening of charades dreamed up in advance by an oracle.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025
For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Format this as conversational language that sounds unrehearsed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sandra Tsing Loh served as the unrehearsed actor on opening night, following the script’s instructions and ultimately presiding over an evening of charades dreamed up in advance by an oracle.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrehearsed
Adjective
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But in a city like New York, where many apartments aren’t conducive to hosting on a big scale and an impromptu dinner is anything that gets scheduled less than two months in advance, cultivating Ramadan spirit takes a lot of effort.—
Sarah Khan,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The responses turned Deschanel’s negative review into something of an impromptu audition for bakeries eager to win her over.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, the images shown feature girls and women, all non-actresses, caught in private moments inside their homes and in ordinary life, mixed with improvised scenes in a school, as well as landscape and observational scenes.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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The bomb, an improvised explosive device (IED), went off Sunday and damaged the entrance to the embassy's consular section.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The class is led by improv comedian and educator Amanda Lee Williams, who uses improvisational theater techniques to help future caregivers communicate more effectively with people living with dementia.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Their collaborative debut has improvisational spirit and real feeling.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Unrehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrehearsed. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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