Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisory
Adjective
  • There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Market Basket, the popular grocery store chain embroiled in a family feud, has named a new interim CEO.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet Beijing has not accepted New Delhi’s demand for the next step—de-escalation and de-induction of the forces back to rear bases—leaving the basic military equation tense and provisional.
    Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The 30-year-old accepted a voluntary provisional suspension on June 2, which will now expire on April 2, 2026 following the outcome of European football’s governing body.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Provisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisory. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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