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
Still, the ExpressVote skeptics are having an impact.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Takaichi’s countermeasures brought timely relief and won over skeptics.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Some skeptics will likely see Malinin’s moment with Shaidorov as performative.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Really hard, apparently MUST-KNOW POLITICS AND BUSINESS 📄 Court documents unsealed Tuesday showed that much of the evidence behind the FBI’s seizure of Fulton County’s 2020 ballots came from election skeptics.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
While Helion has the most aggressive timeline for first commercial power—under contract for Microsoft data centers—skeptics have questioned Helion’s start date; its unique technological approach versus competitors; and its relative lack of scientific updates until now.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
In this landscape, organizations such as the CDC, which once stood as unimpeachable examples of government competence, have become victims of their own success, appearing to skeptics to be inert or irrelevant.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Kennedy also removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's expert vaccine panel and filled many of the positions with people who have been vaccine skeptics or questioned COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Some skeptics may doubt this, and point to how quickly the spirits of the time can change; see the rise and fall of the woke movement from 2020 to 2025.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Takaichi’s countermeasures brought timely relief and won over skeptics.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Some skeptics will likely see Malinin’s moment with Shaidorov as performative.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Really hard, apparently MUST-KNOW POLITICS AND BUSINESS 📄 Court documents unsealed Tuesday showed that much of the evidence behind the FBI’s seizure of Fulton County’s 2020 ballots came from election skeptics.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
While Helion has the most aggressive timeline for first commercial power—under contract for Microsoft data centers—skeptics have questioned Helion’s start date; its unique technological approach versus competitors; and its relative lack of scientific updates until now.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
In this landscape, organizations such as the CDC, which once stood as unimpeachable examples of government competence, have become victims of their own success, appearing to skeptics to be inert or irrelevant.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Kennedy also removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's expert vaccine panel and filled many of the positions with people who have been vaccine skeptics or questioned COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Some skeptics may doubt this, and point to how quickly the spirits of the time can change; see the rise and fall of the woke movement from 2020 to 2025.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeptics
questioners
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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But your questioners are also asking about test scores?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Skeptics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptics. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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