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
The same pattern is likely to play out now, and there have been some tentative indications that looting may already be declining.
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Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
Local 802 will bring the tentative agreement to the members for ratification.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
All the tentative agreements still need to be ratified by union members.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The strike lasted over 100 days before a tentative agreement was reached between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which included the establishment of contractual AI protections for film and TV performers for the first time.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
Local 802 will bring the tentative agreement to the members for ratification.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
All the tentative agreements still need to be ratified by union members.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The strike lasted over 100 days before a tentative agreement was reached between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which included the establishment of contractual AI protections for film and TV performers for the first time.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
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Knox has suggested that the price tag could end up being a conditional 2026 second-round pick and a defensive player.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Given his recent injury history and expiring contract, maybe he could be had for a conditional late-round pick swap (think a sixth-round pick for a seventh-round pick) with the Titans.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So much of the success the Leafs will have this season — for better or worse — is dependent on that shot.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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