as in impromptu
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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Recent Examples of improvisation
Blending fiction, improvisation, and documentary-style shooting on the streets of Madrid, the film delves into the quiet intimacy of daily life, revealing how fragility, solitude and humor coexist in those attempting to rebuild themselves far from home.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Her education was a synthesis of Classical and Romantic, with the Scottish grounding in logic, reason and intellectual persuasion given a fillip by the improvisations of Miss Christina Kay.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Project participants worked in acrylic paint, and Follett — who designed the mural using digital mockups and pencil drawings oversaw its execution — welcomed improvisation.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
If the first volume was a statement of intent, this second issue feels like an improvisation.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Her education was a synthesis of Classical and Romantic, with the Scottish grounding in logic, reason and intellectual persuasion given a fillip by the improvisations of Miss Christina Kay.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Project participants worked in acrylic paint, and Follett — who designed the mural using digital mockups and pencil drawings oversaw its execution — welcomed improvisation.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
If the first volume was a statement of intent, this second issue feels like an improvisation.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvisation
improv
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Not so much through the improv that has always animated his game but through all the possibilities of the play as designed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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However organized Smith’s images might appear to be in their composition and symmetry, spontaneity was essential and his work was very much like improv, his wife said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Improvisation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvisation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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