as in skeptics
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
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Some skeptics worry that a bubble is forming and that companies are overspending with no clear path to a return on investment.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025 -
That’s a familiar feeling for crypto skeptics.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Doubting Thomases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubting%20Thomases. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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