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extemporaneously

[ik-stem-puh-ray-nee-uhs-lee] / ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs li /
ADVERB
without preparation
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The vice president has the facility to speak candidly and extemporaneously.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024

But he also has made a series of apparent gaffes when speaking extemporaneously.

From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023

Baldwin spoke after Brando, extemporaneously and in parables about Black Sambo and Detroit’s relationship to Saigon and integration in the South.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023

While aides dispute that his message varies in more private settings, Biden frequently speaks extemporaneously and can be far less guarded than at his formal remarks at a lectern or on a stage.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022

He had a beautiful way of speaking—sentences and whole paragraphs just seemed to flow extemporaneously, organically.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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