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
After six and a half months on strike, about 2,400 Kaiser Permanente workers throughout Southern California will vote Thursday on a new tentative contract, potentially returning to their jobs after launching an open-ended strike on Oct. 21, 2024.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
Heading into that round of bargaining, the two sides had tentative agreements on 24 out of 25 total proposal, including wage increases of 24% over the life of the contract The final issue at hand was protections against generative AI.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 May 2025
The answer is already a tentative yes, and the implications, commercial, operational and regulatory, are profound.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile, in a tentative ruling issued on Thursday, denied CBS’ bid for a court order that would’ve temporarily blocked Sony’s efforts from assuming distribution.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
Heading into that round of bargaining, the two sides had tentative agreements on 24 out of 25 total proposal, including wage increases of 24% over the life of the contract The final issue at hand was protections against generative AI.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 May 2025
The answer is already a tentative yes, and the implications, commercial, operational and regulatory, are profound.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile, in a tentative ruling issued on Thursday, denied CBS’ bid for a court order that would’ve temporarily blocked Sony’s efforts from assuming distribution.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
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Their love is conditional For narcissists, love is conditional, and needs to be earned.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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The weather service said there is also a slight risk for severe storms on Tuesday, but the severe weather is conditional on how Monday’s activity occurs.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, the latter is highly dependent on the former, industry experts say.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The new law made married women dependent citizens; their citizenship status was now entirely derived from that of their husbands.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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