as in hesitantly
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Recent Examples of tentatively
Edward tentatively explores the city by foot with his new face.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Bannon is tentatively due to appear in court on Tuesday.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
The Stoxx Europe 600 index and Italy’s MIB closed up 0.5%, Germany’s Dax rose 0.9% and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 was tentatively higher by 0.3%.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
The primary is tentatively scheduled for August of next year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Bannon is tentatively due to appear in court on Tuesday.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
The Stoxx Europe 600 index and Italy’s MIB closed up 0.5%, Germany’s Dax rose 0.9% and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 was tentatively higher by 0.3%.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
The primary is tentatively scheduled for August of next year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tentatively
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentatively. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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