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as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead
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as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with
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Recent Examples of incredulous
Mediumship does not belong to some incredulous or demented margins; it can be practiced ethically by individuals trained through empirical standards to address the uncanny and perplexing phenomena beyond our five-sense world.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
And there was no one with a better incredulous expression and heavy sigh.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s the incredulous part — teams know the tush push is coming, fans at Lincoln Financial Field go wild when the Eagles line up in TP formation and yet defenses still can’t stop the score.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Passenger Gets Unexpected Reaction To Her Seat Swap Offer For Couple
By Darlin Tillery
Life & Trends Reporter
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An incredulous passenger is calling out airplane seat-swappers after their refusal apparently led to a backlash from other travelers and a flight attendant.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
And there was no one with a better incredulous expression and heavy sigh.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s the incredulous part — teams know the tush push is coming, fans at Lincoln Financial Field go wild when the Eagles line up in TP formation and yet defenses still can’t stop the score.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Passenger Gets Unexpected Reaction To Her Seat Swap Offer For Couple
By Darlin Tillery
Life & Trends Reporter
2
An incredulous passenger is calling out airplane seat-swappers after their refusal apparently led to a backlash from other travelers and a flight attendant.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulous
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But many scientists were skeptical whether the technique would pay off.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, many remain skeptical that any real clarity is coming anytime soon.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Fans can share their own incredible images that celebrate the beauty of the planet during the Nat Geo Your Shot ourHOME challenge.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Red Scare unfolded amid all of this other incredible political activity, including the civil rights movement and the push for women’s rights.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At least 11 cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea within 15 months, the alliance heavily suspicious of Russian influence.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The only giveaway is the web address, which often uses suspicious or misspelled domains.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The duo had previously used a similar approach to show that convection was unlikely within the mantle of Mercury, a world that is too small and has cooled down too much since its formation some 4.5 billion years ago.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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New natural gas production is unlikely to expand significantly until more liquefaction infrastructure is completed and takeaway capacity improves.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Dawn Staley, who’s undefeated in NCAA finals, is cautious in taking that fact into consideration.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Be cautious about fertilizing, as nitrogen can interfere with blooming.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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Payton Gendron's attorneys filed the request Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, arguing that assembling an impartial jury would be impossible in the area affected by the shooting.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Access is impossible, and information is not forthcoming in the village either: Locals do not seem to appreciate people asking questions about the tuna business, which is shrouded by a mafia-like code of silence.—
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
3 Apr. 2025
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The continuous shots might be unbelievable, but there are no sly edits, as cinematographer Matthew Lewis confirmed to Variety.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Set intentions for unbelievable growth and embrace that this potential already exists within you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2025
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This hate against transgender people is so ridiculous.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But just a few hours southeast of the city lived a 14-year-old named Flannery O’Connor, who thought the spectacle was ridiculous.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Incredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulous. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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