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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Recent Examples of skeptic
Some skeptics suggested that corporate statements about racial justice were just window dressing.
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Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
What Dolphins critics, skeptics need to focus on in 2025 is the team that is put around him.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Measles: Doctors in West Texas are seeing measles patients whose illnesses have been complicated by an alternative therapy endorsed by vaccine skeptics including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Hulu’s newest drama is helmed by a real-life story about a woman whose adoptive parents were the ultimate skeptics.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025
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Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
What Dolphins critics, skeptics need to focus on in 2025 is the team that is put around him.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Measles: Doctors in West Texas are seeing measles patients whose illnesses have been complicated by an alternative therapy endorsed by vaccine skeptics including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Hulu’s newest drama is helmed by a real-life story about a woman whose adoptive parents were the ultimate skeptics.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skeptic
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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