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 just as yesterday’s cheerleaders oversold, today’s skeptics go overboard in sapping Americans’ confidence.
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Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The affidavit that led to the search showed investigators relied on recycled information from election skeptics, but no hard evidence.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Some vaccine skeptics have raised concerns about this use of foreign genetic material.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Warsh's view already finds skeptics on the Federal Open Market Committee.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
But nothing's been signed, and lots of skeptics see the Bears using Indiana as a mere pawn in negotiations with Illinois.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Even among the friendly crowd, there were a few skeptics.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Made up of conservative election skeptics, the group asserts that 45,000 more votes were counted in the November election, in which California voters overwhelmingly approved the redistricting measure Prop 50, than ballots were cast.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Of course, there were skeptics—including Heated Rivalry star François Arnaud—who questioned how much the NHL would do to actually empower the LGBTQ community on and off the ice.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The affidavit that led to the search showed investigators relied on recycled information from election skeptics, but no hard evidence.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Some vaccine skeptics have raised concerns about this use of foreign genetic material.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Warsh's view already finds skeptics on the Federal Open Market Committee.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
But nothing's been signed, and lots of skeptics see the Bears using Indiana as a mere pawn in negotiations with Illinois.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Even among the friendly crowd, there were a few skeptics.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Made up of conservative election skeptics, the group asserts that 45,000 more votes were counted in the November election, in which California voters overwhelmingly approved the redistricting measure Prop 50, than ballots were cast.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Of course, there were skeptics—including Heated Rivalry star François Arnaud—who questioned how much the NHL would do to actually empower the LGBTQ community on and off the ice.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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