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noun VERB + SCEPTIC convince, win over He has managed to convince even the sceptics. | confound SCEPTIC + VERB argue sth, point out sth, say sth Sceptics will argue that no such scheme has ever proved successful. PREP. ~ about She is a sceptic about the dangers of global warming. PHRASES prove the sceptics right/wrong Events since the elections have proved the sceptics right.
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