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improvise

[im-pruh-vahyz] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz /


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Part of becoming a confident cook is learning how to improvise your way through a recipe.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

So she was well outside of her comfort zone on this May afternoon when she had to improvise a pitch for a made-up, nonsensical product called a “hammer humidifier.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"When I play and I improvise, I don't think, because music comes from the subconscious, someplace else," Rollins told news site The Root.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Smartphones are not meant to be out in UK classrooms either, but with no national rules on where they should be the rest of the day, schools and teachers are left to improvise.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He had the awkward tenderness of someone who has never been loved and is forced to improvise.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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