tentatively call

Frequency: 5.51.8 per million words

to name or describe something provisionally

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Examples (10)

  • The team decided to tentatively call their new algorithm "Quantum Leap."
  • We can tentatively call this initial experiment a success, but further tests are required.
  • Let's tentatively call the main issue 'lack of communication' for now.
  • She tentatively called the unidentified object a "meteorite fragment," pending analysis.
  • Scientists are prepared to tentatively call the newly discovered element "Element X."
  • I would tentatively call his recent performance a significant improvement.
  • They tentatively called the new policy "Project Harmony," hoping for positive reception.
  • Until more data is gathered, we'll tentatively call the cause of the problem 'human error'.
  • Can we tentatively call the overall strategy 'market penetration'?
  • He tentatively called the outcome 'unpredictable' given the fluctuating variables.