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Recent Examples of tentatively
Redwood Park’s swimming pool could open as early as June with the rest of the park tentatively scheduled to open in August, according to city documents.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Cops have tentatively ID’d the victim but have not publicly released his name or age yet.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
The first phase of the project, which includes the stadium, the opening day parking facility and team administrative offices, is tentatively slated to open in 2030.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The Chandler City Council tentatively approved raising utility rates by double digits.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Cops have tentatively ID’d the victim but have not publicly released his name or age yet.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
The first phase of the project, which includes the stadium, the opening day parking facility and team administrative offices, is tentatively slated to open in 2030.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The Chandler City Council tentatively approved raising utility rates by double digits.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentatively
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The show has dipped its toe hesitantly into matters of equity and social stratification this season with mixed results.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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As Garfield hesitantly moves forward with his campaign, he is forced to align with Chester Arthur (Nick Offerman), who unexpectedly becomes his running mate, and with the domineering but highly influential Senator Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fiona’s neighbors get their own thin plots, broadening but not deepening the world of a show that moves haltingly towards a cliffhanger in its scant, 7-episode first season and so presumably means to continue.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentatively. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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