as in questioner
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
the demand by skeptics that believers in Bigfoot produce some hard evidence of that hairy humanoid
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Zaki says skeptics don’t begin with any assumption about people, but rather with curiosity.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
That includes among Trump voters who tend to be skeptics.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
But in Maricopa, Yuma, Pinal, Coconino, Navajo and Cochise counties, election skeptics are running against other candidates for the seat.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
If science has shown that trees can talk, then perhaps even the skeptics among us should refrain from ruling out the possibility that one source of Donegal's creativity might not be in Donegal at all.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
That includes among Trump voters who tend to be skeptics.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
But in Maricopa, Yuma, Pinal, Coconino, Navajo and Cochise counties, election skeptics are running against other candidates for the seat.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
If science has shown that trees can talk, then perhaps even the skeptics among us should refrain from ruling out the possibility that one source of Donegal's creativity might not be in Donegal at all.
—Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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