1
: an adherent or advocate of skepticism
2
: a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles
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Skeptics have pointed out flaws in the researchers' methods.
You can believe in ghosts if you like, but I'm still a skeptic.
He is a skeptic and a cynic.
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Election skeptics are leading many races at the state and county levels.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have increasingly become targets of climate skeptics.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Among the skeptics is Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution for Science, one of the coauthors of the 2014 study that inspired Batygin’s research.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Reports of large, hairy, humanlike figures that walk upright and stalk the dense forests of America’s Pacific Northwest and Appalachian Mountains have sparked the imagination and curiosity of believers and skeptics alike.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have increasingly become targets of climate skeptics.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Among the skeptics is Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution for Science, one of the coauthors of the 2014 study that inspired Batygin’s research.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Reports of large, hairy, humanlike figures that walk upright and stalk the dense forests of America’s Pacific Northwest and Appalachian Mountains have sparked the imagination and curiosity of believers and skeptics alike.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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