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extemporaneous

[ik-stem-puh-ray-nee-uhs] / ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs /


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While Warren and the bill’s co-sponsors shouldn’t lean too hard on an extemporaneous riff from a podcaster, the germ of a promising strategy is there.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

I would think that the magic of spontaneity and extemporaneous invention is something that the current bathing businesses hope for.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

It is true that she often burdens her sentences with more dependent clauses than they can bear, and verbatim transcripts of her extemporaneous remarks can sometimes be hard to follow.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 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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