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
Chavez-DeRemer, a former Oregon House Republican, gained unusual union backing including from the Teamsters, but skeptics questioned her commitment to pro-worker policies in the GOP administration.
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Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The changes were designed to win over skeptics of the surveillance program who have demanded greater oversight to protect Americans’ privacy.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Associations for California police departments and sheriff offices have been consistent skeptics of legislation that may be aimed at ICE but winds up putting restrictions on state and local officers.
—Andrew Graham
april 15, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But there are skeptics, especially those who doubt the technology will be viable beyond niche uses.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The skeptics have data on their side, too.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
But Mas assured skeptics that all would work out.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Companies like Runway see themselves as a bridge between the Silicon Valley hypesters and Hollywood skeptics, catering to filmmakers with tools and eschewing social applications like ByteDance’s Seesaw (The Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight people).
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
This has thrilled skeptics of post-Biden Democrats, who wonder why no other potential candidate will say, as Emanuel did to Megyn Kelly, that a man cannot become a woman — and then defend that opinion to NPR.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The changes were designed to win over skeptics of the surveillance program who have demanded greater oversight to protect Americans’ privacy.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Associations for California police departments and sheriff offices have been consistent skeptics of legislation that may be aimed at ICE but winds up putting restrictions on state and local officers.
—Andrew Graham
april 15, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But there are skeptics, especially those who doubt the technology will be viable beyond niche uses.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The skeptics have data on their side, too.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
But Mas assured skeptics that all would work out.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Companies like Runway see themselves as a bridge between the Silicon Valley hypesters and Hollywood skeptics, catering to filmmakers with tools and eschewing social applications like ByteDance’s Seesaw (The Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight people).
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
This has thrilled skeptics of post-Biden Democrats, who wonder why no other potential candidate will say, as Emanuel did to Megyn Kelly, that a man cannot become a woman — and then defend that opinion to NPR.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeptics
questioners
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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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Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Skeptics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptics. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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