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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
improvise .
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Examples
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Egschiglen improvises from a Japanese melody with poems by a Mongolian poet.
WeLove-music sublimit 2009
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He has a recipe, but he also kind of improvises by himself.
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He has a recipe, but he also kind of improvises by himself.
Planet Atheism 2009
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When we enter its midpoint, we are danced, transformed, and brought into First Creation, where life improvises the ever-moving music of creation.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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One singer improvises off the chorus, like the Reverend Prevost and the Reverend James Cleveland are accustomed to doing in their spirited services.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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When we enter its midpoint, we are danced, transformed, and brought into First Creation, where life improvises the ever-moving music of creation.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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In need of a side dish she improvises her famous kishke recipe by killing a wondering alpaca with a makeshift bow and arrow made out of a knitting needle and a lanyard key chain my daughter made at camp.
Lawrence Shulruff: My Wife's Purse, The Mini-Series Lawrence Shulruff 2011
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In the original series of Star Trek, there was an episode called 'Arena' (based on a non-Trek short story) in which Kirk and an alien ship captain of the Gorn race have to fight each other, and Kirk improvises a cannon and shoots the Gorn (but refuses to kill him ....)
Mythbusters tests Star Trek Gorn cannon nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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The three-time Pro Bowler causes fits for opposing defenses when the pocket collapses and he improvises, but focusing on containing Vick in the pocket could lead to other problems for the Redskins, Haslett said.
Haslett: Vick means 'everything changes' Jason Reid 2010
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In need of a side dish she improvises her famous kishke recipe by killing a wondering alpaca with a makeshift bow and arrow made out of a knitting needle and a lanyard key chain my daughter made at camp.
Lawrence Shulruff: My Wife's Purse, The Mini-Series Lawrence Shulruff 2011
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