unscripted

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Recent Examples of unscripted At the SpringHill Company, James’ banner, Byron was head of unscripted and docuseries. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 The company reps international rights for top Korean indie producers and broadcasters in both scripted and unscripted programming. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 That unscripted hymn may have been the most moving moment of his Presidency. David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025 After smearing Tylenol, the president's unscripted remarks quickly veered into an incoherent rant linking vaccines to autism as well. ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscripted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscripted
Adjective
  • For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.
    Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But then, flying toward the conclusion of Act I, Matthew finds that he, too, is being pulled down by unrehearsed emotion.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • The three-day Nashville event (like the position) has grown in popularity and recognition — especially so after Taylor Swift, the most famous pop star on the planet who also happens to be engaged to Kelce, gave an impromptu performance at one of its parties last summer.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The only meeting that could possibly eclipse the Xi summit would be an impromptu reunion with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The participants who fare best seem to be familiar with the conventions of interscholastic debate, spouting off statistics and logic puzzles with the alacrity of an extemporaneous-speaking champion.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
  • As protesters dispersed, some started an extemporaneous cumbia dance party in a nearby park.
    Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • In each episode, a VIP is escorted down a red carpet by three comedic bodyguards, facing a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test their wit, courage and improvisational skills.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • MacKinnon put the Avs on the board first with some improvisational magic.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These mutations can be spontaneous, but the paternal age of a sperm donor can also be a factor.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The piece signals transformation, but the spontaneous laugh turns luxury into connection; by the red-gown reveal, the necklace reads less like a trophy and more like a charm that’s worked.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Kurt's key takeaways This leak exposes how unprepared many developers are to protect the private data of people using AI chat apps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Sora’s release, and the rapid circumvention of its authentication mechanisms, is a reminder that society is unprepared for the next wave of increasingly realistic, personalized deepfakes.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The couple decided to make a spur-of-the-moment decision to skip Osaka altogether.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
  • According to a patron who posted on social media, one of them fulfilled an unusual spur-of-the-moment request by designing a drink to match her attire and her mood.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Unscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscripted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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