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Recent Examples of extrasensory
From the above example, friend one and two demonstrate a relatively standard range of sensitivity, while friend three and four exhibit more extreme extrasensory abilities.
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Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 July 2018
Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner’s extrasensory musical comes back to us courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 June 2018
Making out with Elektra Natchios in the rain demonstrates Daredevil’s extrasensory abilities.
—Peter Nagy, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2018
So, in addition to her boundless cleverness, Matilda develops some extrasensory powers as a defense against the small-mindedness of the adults around her.
—Punch Shaw, star-telegram.com, 15 June 2017
The laboratory has conducted studies on extrasensory perception and telekinesis from its cramped quarters in the basement of the university’s engineering building since 1979.
—Randy Dotinga, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2007
Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 July 2018
Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner’s extrasensory musical comes back to us courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 June 2018
Making out with Elektra Natchios in the rain demonstrates Daredevil’s extrasensory abilities.
—Peter Nagy, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2018
So, in addition to her boundless cleverness, Matilda develops some extrasensory powers as a defense against the small-mindedness of the adults around her.
—Punch Shaw, star-telegram.com, 15 June 2017
The laboratory has conducted studies on extrasensory perception and telekinesis from its cramped quarters in the basement of the university’s engineering building since 1979.
—Randy Dotinga, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2007
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrasensory
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The Madison has extensive strains of DNA from Redford’s adaptation of The Horse Whisperer, with its emphasis on a rural escape as the ultimate salve for psychic wounds, but also Ordinary People, a film about the impact of grief on the family unit.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Shirley Jackson had four kids and dirty hair, plus psychic tendencies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet not all the motivations for the construction of Brasília were political; some were mystical, even religious.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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Then, as Polly’s (Helen McRory) stand-in, Kaulo (Rebecca Ferguson), the mystical twin of Tommy’s long-dead Roma lover (and Duke’s mother), who has dubious intentions — and an equally iffy accent to match.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Though operational only from 2000, its regal and spiritual trappings lend a unique old-world charm to those who come here—mostly from India, the Middle East, the UK, USA, France and Russia—looking for more than massages and weight loss.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Honig is the newest assistant rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook, one of the largest Conservative Jewish synagogues on the North Shore and the spiritual home to roughly 1,000 families.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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For Hildegard of Bingen, the German mystic, scientist, composer, and philosopher, women’s maternal bodies were not corrupting and degrading, but strong, nurturing, and creative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Operating within those parameters, the mystic outlands trend extends to some of the world’s most mesmerizing corners.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Interference from Starlink and other satellites has already become frustratingly routine for astronomers, hampering science as celestial objects are obscured, and the problem is only going to get worse.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Kallat’s artistic practice encompasses painting, collage, photography, and installation, and explores themes of time, space, measurement, and nature, frequently juxtaposing the historic with the present, and the celestial with the mundane.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Extrasensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrasensory. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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