tentatively
adverb
ten·ta·tive·ly
ˈten-tə-tiv-lē 
: with hesitancy or uncertainty : in a tentative manner
He tentatively agreed to the deal.
Sliding along beside me was a five-foot-long mako shark …. Tentatively, I touched its dorsal fin.—
Rick Riordan
Rick RiordanOnce upon a time, tech titans would tentatively suggest, "Our technology can improve your life" …—Kentaro Toyama
Kentaro ToyamaThe network has announced a new series, tentatively titled The Fashion Show …—Lyndon Stambler
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Vigil's trial, along with five other defendants, is tentatively scheduled for July 21 but may be postponed.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
And that has been under the system that has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
All of those- Country Music, all of those have taken time to incubate, and that has been under the system that has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out, kind of like the national parks or the Declaration of Independence applied to the landscape.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 July 2025
Pino pleaded not guilty and is tentatively scheduled to stand trial in September.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
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Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
And that has been under the system that has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
All of those- Country Music, all of those have taken time to incubate, and that has been under the system that has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out, kind of like the national parks or the Declaration of Independence applied to the landscape.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 July 2025
Pino pleaded not guilty and is tentatively scheduled to stand trial in September.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
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“Tentatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tentatively. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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