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improvisational

American  
[im-prah-vuh-zay-shuhn-uhl, im-pruh-] / ɪmˌprɑ vəˈzeɪ ʃən əl, ˌɪm prə- /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or relating to improvising.


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Warsh has said he wants a more disciplined, less improvisational Fed.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

His muscular tone, rhythmic attack and roaming improvisational style set him apart and inspired several generations of tenor saxophonists, including John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and Branford Marsalis.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

The guest list was as eclectic as the format: fellow stand-ups, YouTubers, chess players and assorted internet personalities, each drawn into Raina's loose, improvisational orbit.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

But what makes a dance truly inspiring is the intuitive improvisational style of the dancers themselves, one that can’t necessarily be mapped out and predicted.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

Compared with my own lockstep march toward success, the direct arrow shot of my trajectory from Princeton to Harvard to my desk on the forty-seventh floor, Barack’s path was an improvisational zigzag through disparate worlds.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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