as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
the usual disbelievers refused to accept the president's claim that he was acting only in the public interest
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Noun
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Converting aerospace skeptics For investors, Honeywell Aerospace represents a pure play on the growth of commercial aviation and the defense industry.—
Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder,
CNBC,
3 June 2026 -
David Ellison, chief executive of CBS News parent Paramount, brought in Weiss — a skeptic of legacy media — with a mandate to move the division more to the political center.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.—
Mark Kennedy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Disbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbeliever. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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