as in conditional
determined by something else
our plans are only tentative at this point and will depend on whether you can come
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Recent Examples of tentative
Scenes between the women felt more wooden and tentative, and many of the conversations felt staged, or at least prerehearsed.
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The rally was fueled in part by broader, growing optimism: the Fed held rates steady, earnings season steadied Wall Street sentiment, and Trump announced a tentative first trade deal.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 May 2025
At Electric Boat shipyard, about 2,500 workers are also planning to strike on May 18 if a tentative contract agreement is not reached with the submarine builder, the union president announced during a rally Thursday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
The company has announced tentative launch schedules before, only to be thwarted by technical issues, regulatory hangups, or bad weather.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The rally was fueled in part by broader, growing optimism: the Fed held rates steady, earnings season steadied Wall Street sentiment, and Trump announced a tentative first trade deal.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 May 2025
At Electric Boat shipyard, about 2,500 workers are also planning to strike on May 18 if a tentative contract agreement is not reached with the submarine builder, the union president announced during a rally Thursday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
The company has announced tentative launch schedules before, only to be thwarted by technical issues, regulatory hangups, or bad weather.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
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He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on June 11.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Florida acquired Jones from Chicago for backup goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick on March 1.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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His future with the franchise is likely dependent on whether guys higher up on the pecking order end up elsewhere rather than his own play.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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