as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
caught by surprise, I had to make an extemporaneous speech at the awards banquet
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His extemporaneous comments in the wake of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial are another example.
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Jonathan Holloway, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2014
Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Biden used to be capable of extemporaneous belligerence.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
Some of that joy derives from spontaneous collaboration—think of the extemporaneous ball passing of the recent Golden State Warriors dynasty, or of the San Antonio Spurs a decade ago, or the Lakers and Celtics a couple of decades before that.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
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Jonathan Holloway, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2014
Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Biden used to be capable of extemporaneous belligerence.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
Some of that joy derives from spontaneous collaboration—think of the extemporaneous ball passing of the recent Golden State Warriors dynasty, or of the San Antonio Spurs a decade ago, or the Lakers and Celtics a couple of decades before that.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Extemporaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporaneous. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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