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winging it







NOUN
extemporization
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Mr. Awoke’s material is rich and his writing is stately, but as a storyteller he seems to be winging it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

Most of my career has been winging it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2025

Or we could just keep winging it and hope the orcas don’t notice.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2023

If you could call winging it a plan, I thought glumly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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