provisional
adjective
, -ˈvi-zhə-nᵊl\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for provisional
Synonyms: Adjective
ad interim, impermanent, interim, provisionary, provisory, short-term, temporary
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of provisional in a Sentence
Adjective
The government has given provisional approval for the use of the new drug. will form a provisional government until a new leader can be electedRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The winner earns a provisional berth to this year’s $600,000 Champion of Champions. — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, "Racing! Are you still on holiday today?," 5 July 2019 The blockage concerns a provisional package of appointments sketched out by the leaders of France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands on the fringes of the G20 summit in Osaka. — Charlemagne | Brussels, The Economist, "The EU is struggling to agree on candidates for its biggest jobs," 1 July 2019 Canada’s took nearly four years for provisional implementation. — Jeffrey T. Lewis, WSJ, "EU, Mercosur Deal Faces Hurdles on Two Continents," 30 June 2019 In 2017, the school received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association, which previously threatened to withhold the designation. — Dan Singer, Dallas News, "Dallas' old city hall has been transformed inside for UNT Dallas' law school," 27 June 2019 Additionally, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have each been placed on the provisional Olympic program. — Kaelen Jones, SI.com, "Breakdancing Provisionally Added to 2024 Olympics Program," 25 June 2019 Macron told French reporters in 2018, acknowledging the provisional air that hangs over his Presidency. — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, "Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide?," 24 June 2019 Kathy McSorley was appointed as a provisional board member to replace Dr. Paul Georgantas. — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, "How they voted, June 16," 16 June 2019 An informational coffee for prospective provisional members will be held on Aug. 6. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Los Gatos community briefs for the week of June 14," 14 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Election Day in this year’s statewide Democratic and Republican primary election was June 26, followed by an absentee ballot canvass June 28, a provisional ballot canvass Thursday and the final count of absentee and provisionals Friday. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "McComas, Wagner win tight Harford primary races after final ballot canvass," 6 July 2018 The Board of Elections, sitting as the Board of Canvassers, accepted 313, including 274 absentees and 39 provisionals. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "McComas, Wagner win tight Harford primary races after final ballot canvass," 6 July 2018 There’s going to be a paper recount of all the votes from early voting, election day, absentees and provisionals. — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, "Brochin asks for full manual recount in Democratic primary for Baltimore County executive," 10 July 2018 McComas picked up five more votes in the Republican race for District 34B, while Tilley earned six provisionals. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "Leaders in 2018 Harford races remain there after provisional ballot canvass Thurs.," 5 July 2018 Welcomed were 2018 spring provisionals Jennifer Bankston, Maggie Bopp, Megan Butler, Lauren Duncan, Jillian Gutierrez, Misty Jenkins, Danielle Looper and Amanda Toombs-Couvillon. — Elizabeth Moore, NOLA.com, "North Shore Notables: Junior League of Covington honors members, introduces new board," 27 May 2018 Concordia's list of NCAA Division II provisional qualifiers grows. — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, "Might the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials return to Hayward Field after all? Oregon track & field rundown," 9 Apr. 2018 Provisionals are immersed into their chapter’s projects, fundraising initiatives, and the community as a whole. — Southern Living, "Secrets of the Southern Junior Leagues," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'provisional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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