as in hesitantly
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Recent Examples of tentatively
Several have been tentatively identified as regular people and asylum seekers.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Here’s Wirtz free between the lines, Upamecano tentatively moving forward but putting his arms out either side, as if asking if he’s really supposed to be in this position.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
And slowly, tentatively, the two begin to correspond.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
According to The Athletic, the USL will aim to launch the league and its promotion and relegation structure at the same time, tentatively in 2027 or 2028.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Here’s Wirtz free between the lines, Upamecano tentatively moving forward but putting his arms out either side, as if asking if he’s really supposed to be in this position.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
And slowly, tentatively, the two begin to correspond.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
According to The Athletic, the USL will aim to launch the league and its promotion and relegation structure at the same time, tentatively in 2027 or 2028.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentatively. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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