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Recent Examples of unscripted
Lopez has largely focused on unscripted television in his career, serving as a host, reporter, and correspondent on shows like Entertainment Tonight, America's Best Dance Crew, The X Factor, and Extra, but that doesn't mean he's left the sitcom world behind.
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EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Going forward, Lifetime will focus more on its original movie business — although the network still has a number of unscripted titles airing and set to premiere in the coming months.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
So, recruiters should lead with unscripted engagement.
—Casey Marquette, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Nearly half of the respondents say their dream trip includes an unscripted journey that combines city, beach, and nature.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Going forward, Lifetime will focus more on its original movie business — although the network still has a number of unscripted titles airing and set to premiere in the coming months.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
So, recruiters should lead with unscripted engagement.
—Casey Marquette, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Nearly half of the respondents say their dream trip includes an unscripted journey that combines city, beach, and nature.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscripted
Adjective
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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
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Format this as conversational language that sounds unrehearsed.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Christmas Eve is her favorite day of the year, but she’s just been informed that her adult children won’t be coming over tonight because her ex-husband has decided to throw an impromptu wedding reception after his impromptu courthouse wedding with his second wife.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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No longer do white picket fences divide neighbors and security gates enclose neighborhoods, but walking trails zig zag throughout the homes with lush landscaping to give access to impromptu social intersections alongside nature.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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As protesters dispersed, some started an extemporaneous cumbia dance party in a nearby park.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Ohs has described his method as collaborative and as calculatedly improvisational, a mix of composition in advance and real-time discovery.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the Grateful Dead were an improvisational band.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in the tournament, Sinner said that their meetings now will never be quite as spontaneous as the epic five-setter here three years ago, which announced their rivalry to the world.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The suspect also had a smoke bomb, or a firework that would produce smoke, but no bomb or improvised explosives were found on the scene, according to O'Hara.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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But this shift was not an improvised experiment.—
Martín Toro,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And going in unprepared could leave you in a precarious financial situation.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 Sep. 2025
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Structural Problems Hold Companies Back From Compliance Regulators now expect real-time transparency, strong internal controls and proactive risk management—yet most organizations remain unprepared, heightening their exposure to enforcement actions.—
Nosa Omoigui,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just a few days later, while awaiting the results, Reid fell into cardiac arrest while by himself at home during lunchtime, fortunately at the moment his wife Samantha was making a spur-of-the-moment drop-in during a break from work.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some are great—like spur-of-the-moment trips to the beach and invites to a new friend’s backyard pool.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 July 2025
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“Unscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscripted. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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