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as in suspicious
inclined to doubt or question claims
it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV
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as in unsure
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
I'm a little skeptical of this low bid, since it's way below what the other contractors said that they would charge
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Some are skeptical of his push to compare animal communication to human language.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Trump, who asserts the U.S. is on the brink of World War III, has pulled the GOP in a more isolationist direction in recent years and has been skeptical of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
As voting begins in many states, voters generally trust their states' election system, but Trump's voters are much more skeptical.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
In the mid-18th century, some scientists were skeptical that there would ever be a way to represent all the varied phenomena of hot and cold—a pan’s searing surface, a steamy jungle, the chill of a glacier—with a single number.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Trump, who asserts the U.S. is on the brink of World War III, has pulled the GOP in a more isolationist direction in recent years and has been skeptical of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
As voting begins in many states, voters generally trust their states' election system, but Trump's voters are much more skeptical.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
In the mid-18th century, some scientists were skeptical that there would ever be a way to represent all the varied phenomena of hot and cold—a pan’s searing surface, a steamy jungle, the chill of a glacier—with a single number.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Skeptical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptical. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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