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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She was moved, if still tentative about the chasm between her background and those of most Crossroads members.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
With negotiating assistance from Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su, the aerospace company reached a tentative agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Last month a Manhattan judge back in July set a tentative November 12 start date for Weinstein’s the East Coat rape retrial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Those same concerns appear to be at the core of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tentative response to the proposal.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
With negotiating assistance from Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su, the aerospace company reached a tentative agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Last month a Manhattan judge back in July set a tentative November 12 start date for Weinstein’s the East Coat rape retrial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Those same concerns appear to be at the core of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tentative response to the proposal.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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