as in sixth sense
the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses
people who claim to have clairvoyance are sometimes asked to help locate missing persons
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Recent Examples of clairvoyance
Investors expect perpetual outperformance, teams expect infallible guidance, regulators expect clairvoyance, and the media expect quotable eloquence.
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Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
There is a certain frequency DeLillo captures, or maybe creates, not entirely unlike that of Conrad’s and Didion’s in its clairvoyance and occasional portentousness, that suggests a secret world hovering behind the world of the everyday.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
With just about 20 days until the presidential election, voters have turned to polls and prediction markets for some clairvoyance on its outcome.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
There is a certain frequency DeLillo captures, or maybe creates, not entirely unlike that of Conrad’s and Didion’s in its clairvoyance and occasional portentousness, that suggests a secret world hovering behind the world of the everyday.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
With just about 20 days until the presidential election, voters have turned to polls and prediction markets for some clairvoyance on its outcome.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clairvoyance
Noun
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However, the High Priestess shows February being full of rest and healing, urging you to slow down and listen to your intuition… because your sixth sense is strong for a reason.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trump has a sixth sense for power There’s a push and a pull to power.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Getting in good positions but lacking the necessary telepathy with his new team mates, meaning his usual big end product figures (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances last season) aren’t there.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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That means Andre was aware of the risk to his health and still tried to use his magnetic telepathy to move the door at Elmira.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, is there any truth to the legend that Halloween babies have second sight?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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With the bullish determination of Ed and the wide-eyed second sight of Lorraine, the Warrens’ only child sells a clear vision of right and wrong when news of the Smurls’ predicament comes their way.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The chat reportedly included discussions that could indicate ideological motivations, and possibly even encouragement or foreknowledge of the attack.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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What was the level of foreknowledge about this attack?—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some parapsychologists, people who study paranormal phenomena, believe the explanation lies in dogs’ extrasensory perception, or ESP—mental abilities beyond the five senses.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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The speculative element can take many forms—monsters, time travel, elevator operators with extrasensory perception—but the stories then usually adopt a more classic plot.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Clairvoyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyance. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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