improvisation
noun
im·pro·vi·sa·tion
(ˌ)im-ˌprä-və-ˈzā-shən 
ˌim-prə-və-,
also ˌim-prə-(ˌ)vī-
1
: the act or art of improvising
2
: something (such as a musical or dramatic composition) improvised
improvisationally
adverb
Examples of improvisation in a Sentence
that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation
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Each show is a feat of improvisation, and part of the appeal is witnessing this high-wire act alongside fellow travelers.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
Is the spirit of improvisation the same as with the Grateful Dead?
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Why Putin Took Crimea Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea was an improvisation designed to achieve limited aims during a moment of crisis in Ukraine.
—Daniel Treisman, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
This kind of surgery — reconstructing a face damaged by a gunshot — would require more improvisation than following a step-by-step, textbook procedure.
—Jeff Seidel, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
Is the spirit of improvisation the same as with the Grateful Dead?
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Why Putin Took Crimea Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea was an improvisation designed to achieve limited aims during a moment of crisis in Ukraine.
—Daniel Treisman, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
This kind of surgery — reconstructing a face damaged by a gunshot — would require more improvisation than following a step-by-step, textbook procedure.
—Jeff Seidel, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
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improvisation
noun
im·pro·vi·sa·tion
(ˌ)im-ˌpräv-ə-ˈzā-shən
ˌim-prə-və-
1
: the act or art of improvising
2
: something that is improvised
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