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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Only fluoride skeptics, including Ladapo, were invited to address commissioners on the topic.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
However, influential skeptics such as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have long raised doubts about the benefits of fluoride.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Thanks to months of groundwork by Sheinbaum and her economic team, Mexico emerged with preferential treatment—confounding skeptics and earning grudging respect from the famously unpredictable U.S. president.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately for scientists or academics who wish to sway skeptics based on facts, facts aren’t always convincing.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
However, influential skeptics such as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have long raised doubts about the benefits of fluoride.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Thanks to months of groundwork by Sheinbaum and her economic team, Mexico emerged with preferential treatment—confounding skeptics and earning grudging respect from the famously unpredictable U.S. president.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately for scientists or academics who wish to sway skeptics based on facts, facts aren’t always convincing.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.
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