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Recent Examples of tentatively
The operator will enroll an initial 186 students across the five campuses, tentatively beginning August 2027, according to meeting documents.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
But Chris has tentatively started dating again.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Kansas also tentatively plans to fund $975 million of construction costs for the surrounding development with future sales tax revenue.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Finance officials are tentatively proposing the city scrap the existing policy and make no contributions during the next two fiscal years — fiscal 2027, which starts in July, and fiscal 2028 — and start making contributions in fiscal 2029.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
But Chris has tentatively started dating again.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Kansas also tentatively plans to fund $975 million of construction costs for the surrounding development with future sales tax revenue.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Finance officials are tentatively proposing the city scrap the existing policy and make no contributions during the next two fiscal years — fiscal 2027, which starts in July, and fiscal 2028 — and start making contributions in fiscal 2029.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentatively
Adverb
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The game started to percolate here, but only haltingly.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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In O’Sullivan’s story these two come together, however haltingly at first, out of necessity for both just to go on and find a semblance of their lives without Callie.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentatively. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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