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
Like most of his comedy, the opening riff was extemporaneous.
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 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
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
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