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tentatively

[ten-tuh-tiv-lee] / ˈtɛn tə tɪv li /
ADVERB
experimentally
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The Greek Communist KKE party, which called the trove "priceless" on Monday said it had tentatively identified at least two of the men in the photographs.

From Barron's

He was one of those most guilty of what captain Harry Brook's described as being "too careful" against West Indies, having been out tentatively chipping a catch.

From BBC

Last year they spent the afternoon tentatively talking about going back-to-back.

From Los Angeles Times

As Mira and Edgar tentatively approach discussion of the breach in the family, it’s primarily Beckett who begins to seethe with anger at what happened—and what didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

Singapore’s central bank sounded tentatively upbeat about the economy’s prospects in the year ahead, saying it expects resilient growth in the near term, although uncertainties remain.

From The Wall Street Journal