as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
Worried the house may be haunted, the family hired a clairvoyant to interpret its energy.
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Recent Examples of clairvoyant
But on his new Netflix show Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry, the sought-after celebrity clairvoyant is certainly making a dent in that number.
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Samantha Allen, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
At the height of the pandemic, when only a clairvoyant could have made an accurate 12-month business plan, my Bain & Company colleagues Darrell Rigby, Joost Spits, and Steve Berez wrote an article for Harvard Business Review offering a more agile approach.
—David Michels, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The clairvoyant then watched his team record a three-spot against the Tigers in the opening frame.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Samantha Allen, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
At the height of the pandemic, when only a clairvoyant could have made an accurate 12-month business plan, my Bain & Company colleagues Darrell Rigby, Joost Spits, and Steve Berez wrote an article for Harvard Business Review offering a more agile approach.
—David Michels, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The clairvoyant then watched his team record a three-spot against the Tigers in the opening frame.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clairvoyant
psychic
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Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Clairvoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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