as in questioners
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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Recent Examples of skeptics
But skeptics have long argued that such funding, which has increased eightfold under Infantino, is really just a mechanism for patronage and control.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The skeptics make a reasonable case.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The rumors were so rampant that Mark Duplass, an experienced filmmaker and one of the movie’s stars, weighed in to shut down skeptics.
—Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 31 May 2026
But skeptics say de-extinction is not possible and the company may be overstating its claims.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Schatzman, then a senior vice president at gas producer BG Group—later acquired by Shell—was among the skeptics.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 May 2026
That’s a sentiment skeptics have aired for some time.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
That lack of a deeper push — getting eliminated by Cup-winning teams and finalists in short order in Round 3 — has fed some of the skeptics about the Hurricanes over time, despite their undeniable regular-season dominance.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The skeptics make a reasonable case.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The rumors were so rampant that Mark Duplass, an experienced filmmaker and one of the movie’s stars, weighed in to shut down skeptics.
—Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 31 May 2026
But skeptics say de-extinction is not possible and the company may be overstating its claims.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
And in this rote, dutiful steadiness, I was struck by the patient sincerity of it all—and by a sense that these believers were already fomenting, in admittedly small numbers, the kind of unity that Esperanto’s skeptics say the language could never help facilitate.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Schatzman, then a senior vice president at gas producer BG Group—later acquired by Shell—was among the skeptics.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 May 2026
That’s a sentiment skeptics have aired for some time.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
That lack of a deeper push — getting eliminated by Cup-winning teams and finalists in short order in Round 3 — has fed some of the skeptics about the Hurricanes over time, despite their undeniable regular-season dominance.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeptics
questioners
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Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.—
Mark Kennedy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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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
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“Skeptics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptics. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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