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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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
However, there are still many vaccines skeptics in the United States, and the recent rise in measles cases—which was once considered eradicated in the U.S.—has been linked to anti-vaccine sentiment.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Makary and Bhattacharya are also prominent skeptics of the COVID-19 shot and vaccine mandates.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Listen to this article WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
—Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
However, there are still many vaccines skeptics in the United States, and the recent rise in measles cases—which was once considered eradicated in the U.S.—has been linked to anti-vaccine sentiment.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Makary and Bhattacharya are also prominent skeptics of the COVID-19 shot and vaccine mandates.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Listen to this article WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
—Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptic. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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