as in questioner
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
the demand by skeptics that believers in Bigfoot produce some hard evidence of that hairy humanoid
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Even previous Brazilian skeptics of the consortium now regard it as an indispensable platform for advancing the country’s interests.
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Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Or is megawatt charging just overkill, as some skeptics suggest?
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
There are certainly still plenty of skeptics out there, of course, who believe the new mayor’s views regarding the Paramount are short-sighted and his negative messaging will hurt Aurora overall.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Within weeks, O’Neill could be asked to sign off on new recommendations from a CDC panel that Kennedy has reshaped with vaccine skeptics.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Or is megawatt charging just overkill, as some skeptics suggest?
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
There are certainly still plenty of skeptics out there, of course, who believe the new mayor’s views regarding the Paramount are short-sighted and his negative messaging will hurt Aurora overall.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Within weeks, O’Neill could be asked to sign off on new recommendations from a CDC panel that Kennedy has reshaped with vaccine skeptics.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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