extemporaneous
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The duo continued laughing before politely declining the crowd’s clamors for an extemporaneous duet.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
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.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
There were times when his unplanned, extemporaneous delivery would cause frustration.
From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024
The evening’s first big group-sing came during “POF,” the opening cut from Lennox’s second and most recent album, “Age/Sex/Location,” during which she made the precision of her phrasing feel extemporaneous, like conversation.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023
When we reached the end of our sloppy, extemporaneous dance I started to perform a ridiculous curtsy that felt appropriate to the pantomime we’d been doing, but Luc held out his hand again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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