ad hoc

adjective

Definition of ad hocnext
as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation upon learning that it was her birthday, we had an ad hoc celebration right there in the restaurant

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Recent Examples of ad hoc Pillay currently serves as an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, the highest court of the United Nations, in the ongoing genocide case against Myanmar. — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Their Multinational Military Mission, an ad hoc coalition to clear mines and secure the Strait of Hormuz, is competing for European naval resources. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 Under the charter approved Tuesday, an ad hoc committee will oversee the superintendent selection and hiring process as an advisory panel to the full board. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 The annual report draft was assembled by an ad hoc committee formed earlier this year to help the commission get its materials completed and submitted in advance of the budget cycle. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ad hoc
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad hoc
  1. impromptu
  2. improvised
  3. improvisational
Adjective
  • Yet her inclusion feels totally impromptu, like she and Bryan just got called up for their turn at karaoke and didn’t have a chance to work out the harmonies.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Moroney, Bryan and 19-year-old singer-songwriter Ty Myers were teased as being part of the lineup in an impromptu drone show over Tower Bridge Wednesday night.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of impromptu
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  • Stiff was a record company that was founded on about 1,000 pounds and everything was done in an improvised fashion, including what order the songs came out from different artists.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of improvised
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
Definition of improvisational

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“Ad hoc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad%20hoc. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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