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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Biden felt vindicated at the time and took delight proving his skeptics wrong, convinced the results spoke to quiet popularity for his polices – and himself ‒ that pundits were missing.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
The few remaining skeptics noted that Washington’s No. 2 pick was relying on short throws and cautious offense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers fear the Chinese government could use the app to spy on Americans or disseminate pro-China propaganda, even though TikTok skeptics have never shown concrete examples of that happening.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Carbon-capture skeptics say the technology is untested at scale and allows the fossil-fuel industry to continue largely unchanged.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
The few remaining skeptics noted that Washington’s No. 2 pick was relying on short throws and cautious offense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers fear the Chinese government could use the app to spy on Americans or disseminate pro-China propaganda, even though TikTok skeptics have never shown concrete examples of that happening.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
Carbon-capture skeptics say the technology is untested at scale and allows the fossil-fuel industry to continue largely unchanged.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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