improvise
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But Meg is a true comedian in that she understands not only how to improvise within the lane of the scene, but also the give and take.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Watch the export miracle turn into a pumpkin or improvise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The scale of the disaster has overwhelmed local services, forcing institutions to improvise.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
It operates within a basic framework, but unlike more rigid European dances, it leaves room to improvise, innovate and take risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Take another little piece of my heart now, baby ...” The band tried to improvise a big finish, but in the end, the song just fizzled out.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
But when Cole solos and improvises, it’s more often in single notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
TJ Lateef improvises and fires 45-yard TD pass to Tyler Hennessy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
Performed in pairs, it is led by the first and most prominent pair which improvises various figures, such as raising joined hands to form bridges under which other dancers can pass.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
In one song, “Are You Blue,” O’Hara improvises with the band, her otherworldly soprano a contrast to the splintery score.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
“Melvin was in the gifted-and-talented program at his old school,” my mom quickly improvises.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
They formed a swarm and communicated by improvised message boards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
LaManna improvised a stand to hold the fragile scroll while rotating it through an X-ray beam.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was improvised, deeply untraditional and exactly the kind of stuffing I wanted to eat again.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex brought out solar glasses, improvised pinhole cameras and kitchen colanders to watch the celestial event.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A good performer will be familiar with dozens of ragas and can improvise music — traditional classical music in India is improvised — using the accepted format for each raga.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
When director Robert Vince was filming "Air Bud Returns," he was impressed to see Roscoe, his four-legged star, improvising concern in a scene where two humans burst into tears.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Greek yogurt is one of the few ingredients that has matched my energy in the kitchen: constantly improvising, making it work with what I got, and never letting things go to waste.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Elite teams managed by him maintain an ideal combination of intelligence within structure, and he has players capable of improvising solutions when patterns break down.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
“I said, ‘I’m just going to be an improvising partner with you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
I’m not really sure what the Old Man House looked like in real life, but I’m improvising.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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