as in skeptics
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
a hardheaded unbeliever who demanded to see concrete evidence of any alleged UFO activity
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Noun
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So there were still some skeptics.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025 -
These skeptics — in what may come as a surprise — tend to be younger.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Unbelievers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievers. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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