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- noun Plural form of
ad-lib .
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Examples
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The way he hits the end ad-libs is just amazing, what a great singer.
Mike Ragogna: Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rogers Mike Ragogna 2011
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Unlike some Molecular Cuisine establishments that stick to rigorous and unchanging highlights for years, Noma ad-libs according to what is available.
Noma's Spectrum of Flavors Bruce Palling 2011
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And after one of Britton's more colorful ad-libs: Girl, that's a convent next door.
Inside American Horror Story's Murder House: 16 Secrets and Spoilers from the Set! 2011
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The guy who plays Elmo never gets enough credit for his brilliant ad-libs.
Clip du jour: Ricky Gervais asks Elmo 'Do you know what necrophilia is?' | EW.com 2009
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The way he hits the end ad-libs is just amazing, what a great singer.
Mike Ragogna: Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rogers Mike Ragogna 2011
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"We'll be supplying our press secretaries with seeming ad-libs and playful comebacks," said DOS sidekick, Hank Kingsley.
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(Soundbite of music) BJORK: I like to involve the emotional aspect a lot because there is space in a lot of my melodies to do ad-libs if you want - that if one day, I'm hoarse or I'm very, extremely happy or I'm hyper or whatever, that I can involve that, you know?
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(Soundbite of music) BJORK: I like to involve the emotional aspect a lot because there is space in a lot of my melodies to do ad-libs if you want - that if one day, I'm hoarse or I'm very, extremely happy or I'm hyper or whatever, that I can involve that, you know?
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"We'll be supplying our press secretaries with seeming ad-libs and playful comebacks," said DOS sidekick, Hank Kingsley.
Steve Young: Obama Reveals Plans for a Department of Satire 2010
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(Soundbite of music) BJORK: I like to involve the emotional aspect a lot because there is space in a lot of my melodies to do ad-libs if you want - that if one day, I'm hoarse or I'm very, extremely happy or I'm hyper or whatever, that I can involve that, you know?
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