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

Although he set the text aside, his deviation was not extemporaneous in the truest since of the word.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

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

Soon after that, Minister Lemuel Hassan urged me to address the brothers and sisters with an extemporaneous lecture.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey