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

There were times when his unplanned, extemporaneous delivery would cause frustration.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

The concept has a history stretching back to at least the First Great Awakening in 18th-century New England, when crowds of newly fervent Protestants gathered to hear vivid extemporaneous sermons by pastors like Jonathan Edwards.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Airtime that typically would have gone to talking heads is simply replaced by more live action, so Greenberg has essentially orchestrated a two-hour-long extemporaneous podcast by night’s end.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

As soon as classes ended in the spring of 1989, Chris took his Datsun on another prolonged, extemporaneous road trip.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer