as in skeptics
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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skeptics
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Among the seven people Kennedy appointed as replacements are several like-minded vaccine skeptics and two persons with limited if any vaccine expertise.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Abrahms, like Hazony, suggested that this summer’s US airstrikes in Iran proved the skeptics wrong.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Disbelievers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelievers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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