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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Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, earlier scrapped tentative plans to visit Mr. Trump in Washington until further notice.
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Lara Jakes, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
According to Variety, Golden had a tentative May 5 release date, and Universal will take a $20 million hit in costs already spent.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump slapped 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico at the start of February, briefly rocking markets, but later suspended the duties for one month after reaching tentative agreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Claudia Sheinbaum.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The slightly earlier-than-planned trip home was made possible by a tentative decision last week to switch the next set of station fliers — Crew 10 — to a different Crew Dragon spacecraft, one that can be ready for launch as early as March 12, with weather and other factors considered.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Lara Jakes, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
According to Variety, Golden had a tentative May 5 release date, and Universal will take a $20 million hit in costs already spent.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Trump slapped 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico at the start of February, briefly rocking markets, but later suspended the duties for one month after reaching tentative agreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Claudia Sheinbaum.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The slightly earlier-than-planned trip home was made possible by a tentative decision last week to switch the next set of station fliers — Crew 10 — to a different Crew Dragon spacecraft, one that can be ready for launch as early as March 12, with weather and other factors considered.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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