doubting Thomas

as in questioner
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
  • The bullet passed near his team members and the questioner standing directly in front of him.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Ultimately, some police skeptics saw the commission’s vote as the better of two outcomes — the other being the City Council, which would have been able to examine the pursuit policy had the volunteer body voted against a change.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The tongue scan and iris scan—both purported to identify chronic conditions—raised my skeptic’s hackles.
    Peter J. Frank, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Doubting Thomas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubting%20Thomas. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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