doubting Thomases

noun

plural of doubting Thomas
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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  1. skeptics
  2. questioners
Noun
  • Saturated without feeling loud, the playful hue transforms the Moss table and chairs into a statement set that brightens the whole room (though a natural Birch finish is also available for color skeptics).
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
  • Within months of his confirmation as secretary, Kennedy had dismissed every member of the CDC's vaccine advisory board and replaced them with new appointees, some of them prominent vaccine skeptics.
    — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
Definition of skeptics
Noun
  • Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
    — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of questioners
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