as in sixth sense
the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses
discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception
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Recent Examples of extrasensory perception
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
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Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Does a person accept, say, poltergeists, but not extrasensory perception?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Their interests included astrology, divination, numerology, extrasensory perception, and mediumship.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Clairvoyance refers to the ability to see and interpret symbols and visions using some form of extrasensory perception.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
Premonitions became understood not in terms of extrasensory perception but simply misperception: the work of cognitive error or misfiring neurons rather than the supernatural.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Does a person accept, say, poltergeists, but not extrasensory perception?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Their interests included astrology, divination, numerology, extrasensory perception, and mediumship.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Clairvoyance refers to the ability to see and interpret symbols and visions using some form of extrasensory perception.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
Premonitions became understood not in terms of extrasensory perception but simply misperception: the work of cognitive error or misfiring neurons rather than the supernatural.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrasensory perception
Noun
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Many of the investigators who left had honed their skills over years of field visits and inspections, developing a sixth sense for possible violations.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Duke University researchers have uncovered a sixth sense: the neurobiotic sense.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The other is later on in the movie as Judy, who shows signs of clairvoyance and a connection to the supernatural like her mom, becomes possessed by the entity haunting the Smurls.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Investors expect perpetual outperformance, teams expect infallible guidance, regulators expect clairvoyance, and the media expect quotable eloquence.—
Pankaj Vasani,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In episode 6, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) goes to visit the grave of the pop icon’s Rosaline, who is a deceased Nevermore professor known for her second sight, after losing her powers in part one.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Cowardly Lion is a member of a half-human, half-animal race enslaved by Azkadellia for their powers of second sight.—
Emma Stefansky,
Vulture,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Extrasensory perception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrasensory%20perception. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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