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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Scientists and seed-oil skeptics can agree on this: olive oil, what an oil!
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Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
As long as astrology exists, though, there will always be skeptics.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other vaccine skeptics have promoted vitamin A amid the measles outbreak.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Some skeptics raised concerns that offering users cryptocurrency in exchange for using the technology could encourage them to overlook potential privacy risks.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
As long as astrology exists, though, there will always be skeptics.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other vaccine skeptics have promoted vitamin A amid the measles outbreak.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Some skeptics raised concerns that offering users cryptocurrency in exchange for using the technology could encourage them to overlook potential privacy risks.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptic. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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