as in skepticism
refusal to accept something as true
the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded
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Student skepticism is being driven in part by faculty salaries within the academic affairs budget decreasing and the unknowns of new football stadium costs and financing.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Rosa, another woman from Matanzas who arrived in Homestead two and a half years ago and asked to be identified only by her first name due to concerns for her family in Cuba, expressed skepticism about the prospects for meaningful change in Cuba.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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There are also significant doubts there are enough Navy ships to escort commercial vessels, given that 60 or more tankers typically traverse the strait each day.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then there was the fact that Carolyn’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman (played by Constance Zimmer), reportedly had her doubts ahead of the wedding and voiced them in a tense rehearsal dinner speech the night before the big day.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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For patients who used Zynex devices and employees who worked for the Englewood company, the indictment represented an unsurprising turn of events, while also serving as validation that their suspicions were not wrong after all.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The group sought Ellison’s help in a dispute with the state Department of Education, which had suspended funding for meal programs amid fraud suspicions.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Incredulities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulities. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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