Definition of extemporaneousnext

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Recent Examples of extemporaneous The extemporaneous talk included Biblical references and warm shoutouts to locals in the audience. — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 After his turn, English let out a sigh, exhausted by all the extemporaneous scribing. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Where the ponderous fire-roads invited a slow, deliberate pace to space our kidneys, the combination of hilly terrain and a slick surface demanded a more extemporaneous approach to conserving momentum. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026 In 1962, Tillie Olsen gave a largely extemporaneous talk at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute. — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extemporaneous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extemporaneous
Adjective
  • Then Sean moves away and grows up to become a spy who, after wrapping up a mission involving smuggling a nuclear warhead for reasons unknown, decides to pay an impromptu visit to his tweenage buddies.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The impromptu opening bar scene includes friends of Claire’s from her work, her parents and brother Caleb, flown in from Dubuque.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • These findings suggest that the audience for conversations about the soul is not shrinking, but shifting away from organized religion and toward more personal, improvisational forms of seeking.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival in Western North Carolina, MGU rolled through an hour-long set of new material from Appalachian Smoke and intricate improvisational jams.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The piece contends that the threat warrants advance legal planning rather than reliance on improvised responses after a disruption occurs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Comedian TaTa Sherise headlines 50 Worst Dates, an improvised comedy series, while Broadway veterans Kristine Covillo and Ben Davis star in ReelArc’s psychological thriller Zero Point.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Extemporaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extemporaneous. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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