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- verb Present participle of
ad-lib .
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Examples
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He later apologized to the Anti-Defamation League, but not to NPR, saying, "I was of course ad-libbing and should not have chosen that word, but I was angry at the time because of NPR's willingness to censor Juan Williams for not being liberal enough."
Rabbis buy ad targeting Fox News Rabbis' ad aims at Beck, Ailes Paul Farhi 2011
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There's a lot of ad-libbing between them that is just great; it sounds like people who used to date.
‘A-Team Week’: Jessica Biel Brings Badass New ‘Nemesis’ to the Soldiers of Fortune » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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What I mean by doing the right things is they don't do a lot of ad-libbing.
Capitals defensemen John Carlson, Karl Alzner earning more responsibility Katie Carrera 2011
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We relied on a DAT tape for the beats as Will and Apl threw down the lyrics and I followed their lead, ad-libbing on the back of them.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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We relied on a DAT tape for the beats as Will and Apl threw down the lyrics and I followed their lead, ad-libbing on the back of them.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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If you want to hear incoherent ad-libbing, take a trip to the links I posted.
Barack Obama can't even repeat the Oath of Office without the prompt being repeated Not a sheep 2009
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With subsidiary characters such as Madame Oglepuss a retired opera singer, Beulah Witch, and Fletcher Rabbit, the improvised puppet show became notorious for its ad-libbing.
George Heymont: Specialty Acts -- From Vaudeville to Blue Man Group George Heymont 2011
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These hosts are actors who follow scripts, so don't expect the ad-libbing acumen of Billy Crystal, but they've already got some insiders on the edge of their seats.
Oscars 2011 preview: What will viewers be talking about? 2011
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With subsidiary characters such as Madame Oglepuss a retired opera singer, Beulah Witch, and Fletcher Rabbit, the improvised puppet show became notorious for its ad-libbing.
George Heymont: Specialty Acts -- From Vaudeville to Blue Man Group George Heymont 2011
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It doesn't matter that it was on radio and I was ad-libbing.
Ed Schultz Apologizes: Laura Ingraham Comments 'Vile And Inappropriate' (VIDEO) 2011
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