as in secular
not having or showing conviction about the existence of God
As she grew older, she began to question the religious teachings of her youth and became more agnostic.
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as in skeptic
a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing.
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Recent Examples of agnostic
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
There were other areas of consensus, beyond God’s agnostic stance on the 2024 election.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Created by Erin Foster, Nobody Wants This follows an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
There were other areas of consensus, beyond God’s agnostic stance on the 2024 election.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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The community is now composed of nones, agnostics and disillusioned former members of megachurches.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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If the businesses are sold at a good price, DuPont can take the cash proceeds and buy businesses in secular growing industries like water and health care.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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But Pew also found in a separate survey that more than one in five Israeli Jews had switched between Jewish religious sectors — going from secular to religious Zionist, for example, or traditional to haredi Orthodox.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to months of groundwork by Sheinbaum and her economic team, Mexico emerged with preferential treatment—confounding skeptics and earning grudging respect from the famously unpredictable U.S. president.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately for scientists or academics who wish to sway skeptics based on facts, facts aren’t always convincing.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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But economists are skeptical that these tariffs can bring in as much as Mr. Trump claims, as consumers will likely reduce their spending on foreign goods when prices go up.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Countries across the region are justifiably skeptical of any U.S. attempt to define the boundaries of their relationships with other powers.—
MATIAS SPEKTOR,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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