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
Since OurCommunity is being built as funds are raised, there is no tentative completion year.
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Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images United Airlines and its flight attendant union have reached a tentative labor deal that will include their first raises in roughly six years.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The tentative agreement will go to the union’s members for a ratification vote before it can be finalized.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The tentative decision was appealed, and the movie got an R instead.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images United Airlines and its flight attendant union have reached a tentative labor deal that will include their first raises in roughly six years.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The tentative agreement will go to the union’s members for a ratification vote before it can be finalized.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The tentative decision was appealed, and the movie got an R instead.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
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The change in eligibility requirements comes from federal policy updates barring certain asylees, refugees, parolees, individuals with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants and victims of trafficking from accessing Cal Fresh, according to the Department of Public Social Services.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her evolution reflects a broader recalibration within Venezuela’s ruling movement — from ideological confrontation to conditional cooperation aimed at securing political survival and economic relief.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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South Korea, dependent on energy imports, is restricting the use of cars by public employees and has reinstated fuel price caps that had been dropped in the 1990s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But analysts warn that Iran’s naval threat was never dependent on large ships.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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