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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
Adjective
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But Kyle carries her own psychic baggage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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What ensued was a journey down the psychic rabbit hole that would bring him from plant neurobiologists to stream-of-conscious novelists, AI laboratories, and even a Zen Roshi’s cave.—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Following Kellou, a young woman who sees distressing visions of the past and future, the film is both a mystical parable and a metaphor-heavy narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The cuirass, a piece of armor consisting of a breastplate and backplate fastened together, was inspired by another set piece in the film — a mystical siren painted on a ship.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s why the casting of nonprofessionals is at the core of the modernist project of cinematic demystification, the stripping of theatrical artifice to arrive at an essence—whether social, spiritual, formal, or emotional.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the painting, darkness is broken by a figure in bright turquoise silk, which inspired the collection’s tension between traditional religious ideals and personal spiritual beliefs.—
Mary Wenthur,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The language has mystic overtones and rhythmic sections; it might be better felt than understood.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Dera was founded in 1948 by the mystic Mastana Balochistani in the Haryana city of Sirsa, near the northern state’s borders with Punjab, India’s breadbasket, and the desert state of Rajasthan.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His man-to-man with God is celestial diplomacy.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Since 1994, the company has grown to employ thousands, who are spread out across twenty-five buildings, each one bearing the celestial N that is Netscape’s logo.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Extrasensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrasensory. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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