doubting Thomas

as in questioner
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something an astronomer who enjoys taking the role of the doubting Thomas in debates with UFOlogists

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Noun
  • Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The bullet passed near his team members and the questioner standing directly in front of him.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite owning baseball’s best record during the regular season, skeptics remain for Milwaukee thanks to a string of recent postseason flameouts.
    Scott Phillips, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Joseph Giacalone, a criminal justice professor at Penn State Lehigh Valley and a skeptic of the Smiley theory, said the mayor’s remarks were premature.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Doubting Thomas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubting%20Thomas. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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