as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
eyed the strange invention with his usual mistrustfulness
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Noun
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Beyond any doubt, his response would have been laughter—not surprise.—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025 -
The future of The Watcher has been in serious doubt after its co-creator Ryan Murphy moved his overall deal to Disney in 2023.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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President Trump has since nominated RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, though the nomination has been met with bipartisan skepticism.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The signal is stronger than expected, suggesting colder than predicted hydrogen gas, which has fueled a lot of skepticism around the claim.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
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Relatedly, officers frequently justified stops using standard language that strongly suggests they weren’t driven by individualized suspicion.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Giovanni Gonzalez is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder in Denver’s Downtown Detention Center, according to jail records.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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Lyles was asked if the sense of doom and gloom was a product of all the uncertainty surrounding the team with the trade deadline looming.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, players may be left with a sense of uncertainty, especially when a franchise's biggest star is traded away in the dead of night.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Mistrustfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrustfulness. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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