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as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages

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adjective

variants also psychical

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Recent Examples of psychic
Noun
Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Achieving a psychic breakthrough? Usa Today, USA Today, 8 June 2025 But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment. Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Adjective
Lowe claimed of his conversations with Paxton's spirit Paxton, an actor known for movies like Aliens and Twister, died suddenly at 61 in 2017 due to complications from surgery Rob Lowe has dabbled in meetings with mediums and psychics, and said he's found his late friend Bill Paxton in the process. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 May 2025 Bud & Rita dispensaries are featuring a variety of special events this week, including psychics, caricature artists, glassblowing and ashtray painting. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for psychic
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Noun
  • Iranian officials and state media have confirmed the bombings, but said the three nuclear facilities had previously been evacuated.
    Colin Meyn, The Hill, 22 June 2025
  • Iran confirmed the bombings through its state media outlet, IRNA.
    ESSENCE Staff, Essence, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Virgo’s intellectual curiosity and love for deep, mystical themes make this spell-binding story a perfect fit.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Explore the area’s Roman past at the London Mithraeum, a mystical temple, and the amphitheater in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery (both free).
    Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.
    Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019
Noun
  • Further, there’s some worry that by spending thousands of years finding and gentling (or executing) male channelers, humanity has begun to self-select channeling out of the gene pool.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Something of a mystic, just like af Klint, Martin found meaning and structure in artistic practice and spiritual rigor.
    Melissa Febos, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
  • This book contains the first English translation of the writings of af Klint, a Swedish painter and mystic.
    Melissa Febos, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond.
    Stephen Kearse, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And that was the metaphysical American transformation of news into entertainment.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 June 2025
  • The Foundation Of Strategic Thinking The Vedas scriptures do not only dwell on metaphysical concepts but also emphasize the principles of truth, cosmic order and sacrifice for the collective good.
    Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The prank videos have since been removed from Arnett's public YouTube channel and are no longer viewable online.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 June 2025
  • Effective channels include leadership meetings, QBRs and internal newsletters. 5.
    Omer Glass, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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