1
as in interim
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
will form a provisional government until a new leader can be elected
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2
as in temporary
serving in a position for the time being
he was appointed provisional executor of the industrialist's vast estate
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Recent Examples of provisional
The Supreme Court on June 6 rejected a Republican challenge to a Pennsylvania court’s ruling on provisional ballots, a case that could have restricted how much leeway state courts have to interpret federal election rules.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
With their votes invalid, Genser and Matis went to their polling place on the day of the primary election to cast provisional ballots.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 June 2025
Knowledge, in the Bayesian model, is always provisional, a process of updating one’s beliefs in light of new evidence.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
However, all Vision 2030 projects have the same provisional deadline for the end of the decade.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
With their votes invalid, Genser and Matis went to their polling place on the day of the primary election to cast provisional ballots.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 June 2025
Knowledge, in the Bayesian model, is always provisional, a process of updating one’s beliefs in light of new evidence.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
However, all Vision 2030 projects have the same provisional deadline for the end of the decade.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisional
Adjective
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Poirier claimed the interim crown with a decision win.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Meanwhile, India is expected to sign an interim trade deal with the US in order to protect the South Asian nation’s politically sensitive agricultural exports, the Financial Times reported.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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Even with the temporary pause, abrupt policy changes have left some business owners tapping into personal savings, postponing expansions and in some cases, closing altogether.—
Ana Valdez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The broad risk on sentiment is leaning on modest and temporary weak growth in 2H25, on the back of payback frontloading and tariffs.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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“Provisional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/provisional. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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