as in to devise
to perform, make, or do without preparation
since the award was a complete surprise, I improvised an acceptance speech
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Recent Examples of improvise
The scene where Bob is tied to the mast while sailing with Anna and her friends was also largely improvised.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Weapons and two potential improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were located in the vehicle, authorities said.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The goal was not to do the most precise impression so much as to feel comfortable enough to forget about doing all the tics and instead live in (and improvise as) the character.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
What was a line that Hugh improvised?
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Weapons and two potential improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were located in the vehicle, authorities said.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The goal was not to do the most precise impression so much as to feel comfortable enough to forget about doing all the tics and instead live in (and improvise as) the character.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
What was a line that Hugh improvised?
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvise
Verb
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From harborside penthouses to country retreats, Daher Interior Design devises functional and beautiful spaces that stand the test of time.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2025
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Though the defenses devised by Perrin hold for a long time despite there being only a grand total of three professional soldiers in the entire village — Faile, Bain, and Chiad — the good guys are betrayed from within.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He was not accused of concocting evidence against Read.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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He is credited with concocting the opaque formula used to calculate the tariffs imposed on imports from each country, which is based on the trade deficit between the U.S. and each trading partner, not their tariffs on American imports.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The future, instead, seems to belong to the teams and coaches who are willing to be a little more flexible and see their role as providing a platform on which their players might extemporize.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2023
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Friends said he was talented and could extemporize about anything.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2023
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“Improvise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvise. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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