as in improvisation
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
a guitar extemporization
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improvisation
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The text didn’t offer exact recipes—no proportions were provided—so there was an element of improvisation, allowing Marks to act as both historian and artist.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025 -
Englander’s path into acting began when a music teacher requested an improvisation that hit close to home.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
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“Extemporization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporization. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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