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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as in mystical
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as in telepathic
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Recent Examples of psychic
Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In this raucous odyssey a wanton minx quests hard across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, hustling to lift a curse that has been f*cking her sh*t up.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
On Blue Veil, the British composer coaxes earthy tremors from the cello, turning the sound of bow scrapes and resonant harmony into a languid psychic expanse.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Determined to rid their house of evil, Malcolm turns to unconventional ghost hunters, priests and psychics, leading to a series of increasingly absurd attempts to exorcise the demon.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In this raucous odyssey a wanton minx quests hard across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, hustling to lift a curse that has been f*cking her sh*t up.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Henry, afflicted by a psychic link to the monsters behind the veil of the Stranger Things universe, has to go into writhing, spitting paroxysms at least once every 20 minutes or so.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
On Blue Veil, the British composer coaxes earthy tremors from the cello, turning the sound of bow scrapes and resonant harmony into a languid psychic expanse.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
Noun
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Through its climate storytelling campaign, this initiative teaches media professionals how to create narratives that entertain and activate worldwide transformation with both a sense of urgency and creative joy.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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The president’s plans as expressed on his Truth Social platform last night, which target only film not television, have bubbled up with media set for a big set of quarterly earnings, and potential CEO commentary, this week including Disney up Wednesday and WBD and Paramount on Thursday.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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The first week of the month has an almost magical quality to it, and even mundane everyday conversations could lead to spiritual breakthroughs, mystical synchronicities, and exciting bursts of creative inspiration.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2025
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Well, there's only one Aggie Cromwell (Debbie Reynolds), a centuries-old witch who not only introduces her grandchildren to the mystical realm of Halloweentown but also teaches them the art of broom-flying, spell-casting, fancy microwaves, potion-brewing, and more.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—
Keith BieryGolick,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Aug. 2019
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Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—
Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
22 Aug. 2019
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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
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This is why there are so many Aiel and Sea Folk channelers running around that the White Tower doesn't know about, and the show has nodded toward it but hasn't had a lot of room to communicate the significance of it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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According to Nutritionists By Brianna Peters In an era when nearly everything feels politicized and uncertain, these mystic tools offer something precious: a means of reconnecting with ourselves.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the West, she’s been sanctified, but also portrayed as a sinner, a nun, a mystic, and Jesus’ wife.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Owning pets is also a metaphysical threat to the fabric of reality, even for straights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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The chat is a living organism, the centerpiece of a good streamer’s channel.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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Nearly a fourth of European private TV channels are owned by U.S.-based companies, primarily Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Comcast.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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