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as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead
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as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with
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Recent Examples of incredulous
Landfair is incredulous how society allowed a child victim to be turned into a punchline and comedy skits.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
The judge was absolutely incredulous about the contractual argument and the independent, dictatorial authority of the president.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Like most fans, Flom was incredulous.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Jordan, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, was incredulous.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incredulous
Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
The judge was absolutely incredulous about the contractual argument and the independent, dictatorial authority of the president.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Like most fans, Flom was incredulous.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Jordan, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, was incredulous.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulous
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Despite the company’s claims, many are skeptical.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Court in January appeared skeptical of challenges to some of the state-level bans, siding with proponents who argued that transgender girls and women should not play on girls' and women's sports teams out of fairness and safety.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Just an incredible environment.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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This seemed to color the investigation almost from the beginning, since Epstein’s death was never treated as suspicious.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area at that time, including those with home surveillance video, is asked to contact the Northbrook Police Department at 847-564-2060.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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But Trump’s comments indicate that’s unlikely.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Paul was already an unlikely candidate for a franchise as traditional as The Bachelor.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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With multiple players coming back from injury — as well as a questionable turf field — the Current opted to take a cautious approach.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Lee says Everpure’s initial approach to generative AI was fairly cautious after the launch of ChatGPT, as the company wanted to take time to set up governance protocols around data privacy and security.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 2023 Lahaina fire made the issue impossible to ignore.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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That’s something that the broader AI industry has so far struggled to do, partly because LLMs are typically trained on vast, messy datasets scraped from across the internet, where ownership, consent and individual contributions from millions of sources are nearly impossible to track.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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That was no different on Friday night, and the numbers were borderline unbelievable.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jordan is an unbelievable developing leader.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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Kyle Tucker got a ridiculous four-year, $240 million deal from the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that’s not their fault.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Healey is clearly not a hunter and looks ridiculous trying to pretend to be one.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Incredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulous. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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